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Solar Panels Made with Forced Labor in China are Entering the U.S. Via India, Bloomberg Reports

February 5, 2024

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

When the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect in 2022, one of the types of imports most often detained by U.S. Customs officials was solar products from China. In 2022 alone, 1,423 individual shipments of solar products […]


Industry Focus Areas, Motorized Vehicle

China Overtakes Japan as Top Auto Exporter in 2023

February 1, 2024

Via: Transport Topics

Data from a Japanese auto industry association shows that China overtook Japan as the world’s largest vehicle exporter last year. The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association reported Japan exported 4.42 million vehicles in 2023, up 16% from a year earlier, while […]


Regulations

U.S. Industrial Policy Can’t Succeed Without Trade Enforcement

January 16, 2024

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

The United States cannot invest in its factories and expect to reclaim its position as the world’s leading manufacturer and innovator without addressing the role trade has played and continues to play in eroding the sector, a recent New York […]


News

US gears up for Chinese dumping of legacy ICs

January 11, 2024

Via: Electronics Weekly

Two Congressmen have written to US Secretary for Commerce, Gina Raimondo, expressing concern that China is “on track to flood the United States and global markets with foundational semiconductors.” By ‘foundational’ they mean chips made on older nodes than 28nm. […]


Regulations

Treasury Secretary Yellen Outlines U.S.-China Relationship Objectives for 2024

December 18, 2023

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen last week outlined three objectives for her agency’s engagement with China next year and announced that she will visit the nation in 2024, a signal the Biden administration is working to ease tensions with China. But […]


Regulations

FTC Fines Another Company for False “Made in USA” Claims

December 6, 2023

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday announced action against a Florida company for falsely labeling its imported products as Made in the USA, along with claiming to be veteran-operated and not making good on promises to donate 10% of […]


Regulations

The House Select Committee on the CCP is Planning to Propose Revoking China’s Normalized Trade Status

December 5, 2023

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

The House of Representatives’ Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is preparing to recommend the United States revoke China’s permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status, which keeps the tariff rate on most Chinese imports to the United States […]


Energy, Industry Focus Areas

China’s Overcapacity in Clean Energy is Causing Global Problems. How Will the U.S. Respond?

November 14, 2023

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

President Biden is slated to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in San Francisco on Wednesday during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. There is a lot for the two to discuss, from Taiwan to to fentanyl to artificial […]


Logistics, Process

Smartphone shipments look set to increase

October 31, 2023

Via: Electronics Weekly

“We are seeing a strong ramp up of shipments in emerging markets by vendors like Xiaomi and Transsion,” says IDC’s Nabila Popal, “while this is a good sign of approaching recovery, vendors must keep a close eye on sell-through to […]


Logistics, Process

Senators Draw Attention to Persistent Levels of Unfair Apparel Imports

October 5, 2023

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

A group of U.S. senators recently urged the Biden administration to address troubling import trends in textile and apparel imports that threaten domestic manufacturers and the jobs they represent. The U.S. textile industry employs approximately half a million Americans and […]


Logistics, Process

Bipartisan Pair in House Propose an Office to Manage Critical Supply Chains

September 27, 2023

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

Supply chain disruptions are easing. That’s the takeaway from a recent survey of large companies – firms with annual revenues from $500 million to $50 billion – that said their losses attributed to such problems halved in 2022 as compared […]


Industry Focus Areas, Motorized Vehicle

China Has a Huge Car Overcapacity Problem, and It’s Building an Armada to Ship It Worldwide

September 13, 2023

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

China will likely be the world’s largest auto exporter in 2023, but it’s a title that comes with dubious glory. For decades, European, American and Japanese cars have dominated world auto exports, but massive auto overcapacity in China has made […]


Logistics, Process

The “Great Reallocation” of Global Supply Chains is Happening, But China is Still a Major Player

August 28, 2023

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

Economists, financial leaders, and central bank officials from around the globe flew into Jackson Hole, Wyoming over the weekend for the annual Jackson Hole Symposium, which examined some of the big shifts happening in the global economy. One of the […]


Logistics, Process, Regulations

Top Republican Presidential Candidates Support Ending China’s Normalized Trade Status

August 3, 2023

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

Reuters published a story Thursday examining the increasingly hawkish stance toward China taken by the top GOP presidential candidates on the campaign trail, noting that several of them are now calling for an end to China’s normalized trade status. Now, […]


Logistics, Process, Regulations

China Hasn’t Met its Trade Commitments with the U.S. PNTR Status Should be on the Table.

July 13, 2023

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

Another call has been made for the U.S. government to reconsider the trade status that grants Chinese imports a lower tariff rate. They’re starting to stack up. This was once the territory of trade hawks, but no more. After two […]


Regulations

Nvidia Warns of Lost Opportunities if U.S. Bans AI Chip Exports to China

June 28, 2023

Via: The Wall Street Journal

Potential new restrictions on the sale of artificial intelligence semiconductors to China could come with a hefty long-term cost for the American chip industry—and another setback for U.S. relations with Beijing. The potential export controls would prevent Nvidia NVDA -1.81%decrease; […]


Industry Focus Areas, Motorized Vehicle

Audi CEO Unveils Plan to Accelerate New EV Model Development in China

June 15, 2023

Via: Tech Times

Audi’s CEO, Markus Duesmann, recently spoke about the company’s plans to expedite the development of new electric vehicle (EV) models to meet the increasing demand, especially in China. In an interview with Reuters, Duesmann acknowledged the need for faster production […]


Logistics, Process, Regulations

Korea looking windy on China chip restrictions

May 30, 2023

Via: Electronics Weekly

Early last week, China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, after a meeting m Korean Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun, said the two countries had agreed to strengthen dialogue and cooperation on semiconductor industry supply chains. However, a Korean government statement on the […]


Regulations

China bars Micron ICs destined for key infrastructure

May 22, 2023

Via: Electronics Weekly

China’s cyberspace regulator said that Micron had failed its network security review but did not say on what grounds. As most of Micron’s China sales are to consumer chstomers it may not hit Micron particularly hard. “We firmly oppose restrictions […]


Regulations

Biden Administration May Impose Further Tariffs on Chinese Imports

April 17, 2023

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

Deputy United States Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi alluded to the possible imposition of further tariffs on Chinese imports while speaking at the Center on Inclusive Trade and Development’s inaugural Rethinking World Trade 2023 conference on April 13. In her remarks, […]