According to a report by Nikkei Asia, China has managed to overtake Japan as the world’s top exporter of new cars in the first quarter of 2023. Referring to data from the China Association of … Read More
Xi has struggled for years to find a response to US sanctions, tariffs and export controls that makes China look tough without scaring off foreign companies. The damage to Chinese industry is minimal as it easily … Read More
“Our economic strategy is centered around investing in ourselves – not suppressing or containing any other economy.” Eyeballs must have rolled at that very observation, given the aggressive role industrial policy now plays in the … Read More
Buying American-made goods doesn’t just support US jobs. Depending on what you’re buying, it can also save you money. The federal Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law last year, offers substantial tax credits for American-made … Read More
Currently only products sold in-person are required to disclose country-of-origin, however the Country of Origin Labeling Online Act seeks to amend labeling laws to force e-commerce sites to provide similar information. Proponents of this legislation … Read More
Hospitals have gone back to buying cheap, often shoddy Chinese-made PPE. Unfortunately, reverting to foreign suppliers is often not safe. A key study by the ECRI Institute found that half of imported medical gowns and three-quarters of … Read More
“For most products to be advertised as made in the United States, they should be all or virtually all made in the United States, all the way back to raw materials,” she explained. All significant … Read More
Cohen noted, as Biden often does, that Buy American policies have been on the books in the U.S. since the 1930s. They are limited to federal procurement projects, with no explicit impact on private commercial … Read More
The California Canning Peach Association’s longtime President and CEO, Rich Hudgins, has fired off letters to major grocery chains asking them to buy American peaches instead of foreign fruit, such as from China. Such foreign … Read More
A new state law that is now being enforced prohibits agencies from using Chinese-made drones, such as DJI, which is one of the most popular brands. Lawmakers were concerned that with all the high-tech surveillance … Read More