Free Trade

Eight Republicans helped Democrats tank an effort to override Biden’s veto of a bipartisan plan that would have restored U.S. tariffs on China-made solar panels.

President Joe Biden doubled down on globalism at the G7 summit this week, making clear that his administration is “not looking to decouple [the United States] from China” despite millions of American jobs lost.

President Joe Biden sided with suspected Chinese solar manufacturers this week, vetoing a bipartisan plan that would restore United States tariffs on China-made solar panels.

The Chinese Commerce Ministry announced on Thursday that Ecuador has signed a free trade agreement (FTA) to “create a more favorable, transparent, and stable business environment for enterprises” with China.

Ford Motor Company will make history by importing its next generation Lincoln Nautilus from China — the first time ever to do so. The move comes as backlash mounts against a planned Ford plant in Marshall, Michigan that involves China’s premier electric vehicle battery supplier.

A group of eight House Republicans joined the majority of Democrats to support President Joe Biden’s suspension of United States tariffs on suspected China-made solar panels. Nonetheless, a bill to reverse the tariff suspension passed the House with support from 209 Republicans and 12 Democrats.

President Joe Biden is doubling down on his suspension of United States tariffs on suspected China-made solar panels, vowing to veto a bipartisan plan that would reverse his tariff waivers.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has unveiled his “worker’s agenda” which includes legislation to end the United States’ decades-long, job-killing free trade status with China. 

Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Bob Casey (D-PA) are demanding President Joe Biden rescind his tariff waivers for suspected Chinese companies accused of filtering solar panels through other countries to evade United States trade rules.

Congress should suspend the United States’ decades-long, job-killing free trade status with China, Scott Paul with the Alliance for American Manufacturing told the House Select Committee on China this week. 

United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai is sounding the alarm over the “incredible vulnerability” of the U.S. relying on China for raw materials that are vital to American manufacturing. 

The billionaire Koch brothers’ network of donor-class organizations is vowing to oppose former President Donald Trump as he looks to secure the Republican nomination in the 2024 primary race. 

House Republicans and Democrats are looking to reverse President Joe Biden’s tariff waivers for suspected Chinese companies that are reportedly funneling their solar panels through other countries to evade United States trade rules.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), joined by Sens. Ted Budd (R-NC), Rick Scott (R-FL), and J.D. Vance (R-OH), introduced a plan to end the United States’ decades-long, job-killing free trade status with China. 

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai, speaking at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, highlighted a populist “worker-centered” trade agenda that breaks with the globalization of the past.

The United States Chamber of Commerce detailed its globalist policy agenda for the year, including advocating for more overall immigration regardless of its impact on the nation’s workers along with inking new free trade deals regardless of the impact on American jobs.

Canada and Mexico won a challenge against the United States under the U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) that may cost American jobs in the auto industry and supporting industries, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) officials warn.

China’s solar manufacturers are evading United States tariffs by rerouting their production through three Southeast Asia countries, the Commerce Department reveals in a preliminary probe issued on Friday.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is calling on Apple CEO Tim Cook, considered the “architect” of the multinational corporation’s offshoring business model, to end all operations in China and reshore manufacturing to the United States.

The United States Chamber of Commerce, along with other corporate special interest groups, is lobbying lawmakers to oppose a ban on the U.S. federal government doing business with Chinese chipmakers.

Globalization of the United States economy has had a crippling impact on American towns as free trade makes it easier for companies to move production and jobs overseas, a report from the U.S. International Trade Commission details. 

The British government’s Department for International Trade (DIT), currently trying to negotiate a trade deal with India, has confirmed it has neither produced nor seen any research on whether such a deal could have a negative impact on British workers. 

Republican J.D. Vance, running against Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) for Ohio’s open United States Senate seat, says the U.S. needs a “committed national policy of tariffs” to “rebuild the industrial heartland of America.”

The “fetish” among America’s working and middle class to reshore millions of manufacturing jobs back to the United States from overseas is racist, a globalist economist with the Peterson Institute for International Economics suggests. 

Imposing United States tariffs on nearly all foreign imports would create about 10 million American jobs while boosting domestic output by nearly 20 percent, a new study finds. 

Despite overwhelming pressure from President Joe Biden’s top globalists and multinational corporations, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai is keeping tariffs on billions worth of China-made goods while the duties are under review.

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) voted to preserve United States tariffs on China-made wooden furniture that saved American furniture businesses when they were first imposed in 2005.

The number of manufacturing jobs that have been reshored to the United States is at a “record high” as concerns swirl over supply chain dependency on China, a new research report details. 

The United States Chamber of Commerce’s influence in the beltway of Washington, D.C., has dwindled considerably as Democrats they endorsed continue voting for President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda despite opposition from the big business group.

United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai is defending United States tariffs on China even as globalists within President Joe Biden’s administration are lobbying for their elimination.

Former President Donald Trump’s billions of dollars worth of tariffs on China-made products have successfully helped spur a manufacturing boom across the United States, business executives and their recent investments reveal.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) is among the lawmakers fiercely lobbying President Joe Biden to cut United States tariffs on China, blaming them for inflation despite research debunking such claims. 

Former President Trump says the potential for President Joe Biden to cut United States tariffs on China “would be the greatest gift that China could ever receive.” 

Many millions of young Africans want to migrate from their home countries to better jobs, especially in Europe and the United States, says a survey funded by a prominent South African investor.

Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rob Portman (R-OH) are blasting President Joe Biden for a move that they say will further increase the United States’ dependence on China for solar panels.

The globalist wing of President Joe Biden’s White House is reportedly suggesting that the administration cut United States tariffs on China solely to score political messaging points with voters, regardless of whether a move would reduce inflation.