US China Trade

The Solar Trade Balance in the Tariff Debate

David Vognar | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Solar Tariffs, Trade Deficit, Trade Balance, US China Solar, Solar Power China, US China Trade, Solar Panels China, Green News
David Vognar

After the Commerce Department announced tariffs of more than 31 percent against solar panel manufacturers in China for dumping their products on our shores, the debate over the costs of the move for U.S. industries and the fight against global warming has been heating up.

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The China Syndrome

Scott Paul | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: U.S. China Trade, Currency Manipulation, Strategic and Economic Dialogue, Business News
Scott Paul

Ten years after the United States officially ended its yearly review of China's trade status, no one can credibly argue that China is any freer or more attentive to human rights, nor can they claim the United States is better off economically.

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China Trade: A 'Target Rich Environment.' Now, It's American Auto Parts

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: US Auto Industry, China US Relations, China Trade Auto Industry, US China Trade, Auto Industry Bailout, China Auto Industry, China Trade, U.S. China Trade, Politics News
Leo Hindery, Jr.

American-made products can compete globally just fine, thank you -- their manufacturers only need to be in fair fights in order for these products to do so.

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The China Syndrome

Jerry Jasinowski | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: U.S. China Trade, Free Trade, China Economy, China, Business News
Jerry Jasinowski

President Obama seems determined to make China's trade policies a major theme of his reelection campaign, and if so, I say bring it on. China's predatory trade policies have been a key factor in the weakness of our overall economy.

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China's Latest Target in Its Trade War Against American Manufacturing: The U.S. Solar Industry

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: China Currency Manipulation, US China Trade, China Solar Panels, China Currency, China U.S. Trade, China Trade, China Solar Energy, Business News
Leo Hindery, Jr.

It's past time for America to stop being a spectator to global trade abuses, with our hands bound by either our diplomatic sensitivities or corporate short-sightedness in valuing short-term profits over the long-term viability of our national economy.

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Free Trade or Democracy, Can't Have Both

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Apple, Trade, China, Outsourcing, Free Trade Agreements, Outsourcing to China, Foxconn, U.S. China Trade, Free Trade, Apple Foxconn, Business News
Dave Johnson

When we allow companies to just import stuff that is made by exploited workers in countries where people do not have a say, we are granting not-having-a-say an advantage over having a say. We make democracy a competitive disadvantage.

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Trade Rules Matter

Sen. Ron Wyden | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: U.S. China Trade, US China Trade, China Solar Panels, China Trade Solar Panels, Canada China Trade, Solar Power, Politics News
Sen. Ron Wyden

If China is violating trade rules to help its industries undercut the price of solar panels and other environmental goods, it changes the competition from a race to produce better products more efficiently to a competition to cheat better.

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U.S. Patent Office Favors Foreign Innovators: How the USPTO Leaves American Inventors Open to Chinese Knock-offs

Darin Gibby | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: US China Trade, US Patents Technology, US Patent Office, International Trade Commission, Patents Technology Asia, Patents Technology China, US Patents Expensive, Business News
Darin Gibby

Simply put, our patent system is so dysfunctional and expensive that most Americans are priced out of the patent system. Until Congress makes it easier to protect American technology, that technology will continue to be manufactured overseas.

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What If the Next Steve Jobs Is Chinese?

Dean Baker | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Steve Jobs, Manufacturing, Trade Deficit, Copyright, Patents, China Piracy, China Currency Manipulation, China Currency, U.S. China Trade, China Manufacturing, u.s. Innovation, China Innovation, Business News
Dean Baker

The United States continues to be at the forefront in innovation, but this likely will not always be the case. It is worth asking whether we should care.

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The China Syndrome: Trading Our Future for Trinkets

Richard Seireeni | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Outsourcing US China, China Trade Deficit, China Product Safety, US China Trade, China Workplace Safety, China Manufacturing, US Corporations China, Syria, Business News
Richard Seireeni

It is not cheaper to make things in China. It is more profitable. That is a different economic concept, one that has made the 1% rich at the expense of the rest of us. Here are four hidden costs that are not revealed on a Made-in-China price tag.

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How to Mend U.S.-China Ties

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: US China Relations, Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping, U.S. China Trade, United States, Joe Biden, China Currency, China Military, Barack Obama, State Department, Syria, World News
Jayshree Bajoria

China's Vice President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States is being closely watched by policymakers to gain insight into China's likely future leader ahead of the transition beginning later this year.

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Villaraigosa To U.S. Frenemy: Welcome To LA!

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 02.15.2012

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Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping is about to be the U.S.'s biggest frenemy. Which is why Vice President Joe Biden, Gov. Jerry Brown and Mayor Anto...

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"Made in America" and the State of the Union

Scott Paul | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: U.S. China Trade, Jobs, U.S. Manufacturing, Trade, Made in America, Politics News
Scott Paul

"Made in America" is a wildly popular notion across the political spectrum. The President has uttered the phrase dozens of times over the past year. So, it shouldn't be shocking for him to say it on January 24. But, what's behind the rhetoric?

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American Policy Made in China

Robert Kuttner | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: U.S. China Relations, China Business, China Policy, U.S. China Trade, U.S. China Business, China Economy, China, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Report, U.S. China Economy, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Politics News
Robert Kuttner

While Obama makes symbolic military gestures, his administration is doing nothing serious to contest China's growing threat to America's economic base.

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Making It in America

Jerry Jasinowski | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: US-China-Economy, China US Trade, Manufacturing, US China Relations, US China Trade, US Manufacturing, US-China-Manufacturing, American Manufacturing, Business News
Jerry Jasinowski

Without question, the rise of China has been a major factor in our nation's loss of manufacturing jobs. However, there is growing evidence that China's challenge to U.S. manufacturing has peaked, and its competitive advantage is in decline.

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Mitt Romney's Plan to Replace Free Trade

Ian Fletcher | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Mitt Romney, China, Free Trade, Trade Deficit, 2012 Gop Candidates, U.S. China Trade, Tariffs, Fair Trade, Politics News
Ian Fletcher

Mitt Romney has made tough statements about dealing with China which, if sincere, would not only put him beyond the other major Republican candidates on trade, but also far beyond what the Obama administration is doing.

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High Labor Costs In China Could Push Manufacturing Jobs To The U.S: Report

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.07.2011

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China's swelling manufacturing sector has had Americans worried for a while. Labor has been cheap and plentiful in China, and for much of the past ...

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Déjà Vu China

Jerry Jasinowski | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: China Currency Manipulation, U.S. China Trade, U.S. China Manufacturing, China Currency, China Trade, China Manufacturing, Politics News
Jerry Jasinowski

All of a sudden Congress, or at least the Senate, is on the brink of enacting some sort of legislation intended to retaliate against China for its currency manipulation. For me, to borrow a line from Yogi Berra, it is "déjà vu all over again."

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The China Scare

Hussain Abdul-Hussain | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: US-China-Economy, Chinese Economy, China's Economic Growth, US China Trade, China's Growth, China Economic Growth, China Growth, World News
Hussain Abdul-Hussain

China's economic growth has left the West in owe. Some, like The Economist, believe that the East's rise and the West's decline are inevitable.

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Trade With China Destroys American Jobs, Drags Down U.S. Wages: Study

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.27.2011

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The explosion in Chinese exports in recent years has resulted in a flood of inexpensive goods for American consumers. It may have also come at a large...

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Protectionism Remains a Danger to Economic Recovery

Robert J. Shapiro | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: U.S. China Trade, China Trade Deficit, Trade Sanctions, U.S. Trade Sanctions, China Trade Laws, Politics News
Robert J. Shapiro

Tough times almost always raise the pressure for trade protection, and the current global economic troubles are no exception.

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The Truth About "The U.S. Content of 'Made in China'"

Peter Navarro and Greg Autry | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Made in China, U.S. China Trade, Manufacturing, U.S. China Manufacturing, U.S. Manufacturing, Chinese Manufacturing, China Manufacturing, Chinese Products, Chinese-Product-Safety, Business News
Peter Navarro and Greg Autry

A recent "economic letter" contends that America is spending only 1.9 percent of its dollars on Chinese goods. How can we reconcile what we see on Wal-Mart's shelves with what these experts and media pundits tell us?

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Why China’s 'Free-Riding' In Afghanistan And Iraq Is OK

Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Afghanistan, US Military Iraq, U.S. China Trade, US Military Afghanistan, Iraq, China Military, China, World News

By Richard Weitz, The Diplomat China’s limited support for the US-led counterinsurgency campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, despite the gr...

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Revaluation of the Chinese Yuan Would Improve the U.S. Trade Balance

Robert E. Scott | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: U.S. China Trade, Business News, Manufacturing, Currency Manipulation, Jobs, China, Business News
Robert E. Scott

Revaluation by China and other Asian currency manipulators could help reduce the U.S. current account deficit, which increased $94.3 billion (25.1 percent) in 2010.

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Joshua Hersh

China: U.S. Debt Crisis Is Giving Democracy A Bad Name

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 09.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The seemingly endless process of resolving America's debt crisis may be giving America and its democratic form of governance a bad name ...

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