Trade with China

Mar 12 2024

United Steelworkers and Other Unions Petition the Biden Administration to Investigate China’s Shipbuilding Practices

China's shipbuilding capacity is 232 times greater than the United States. It's time to right the ship.
Mar 12 2024
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China’s Dominion of the World’s Shipbuilding Capacity Threatens U.S. Economic and National Security: AAM Statement

Washington, D.C. — The United Steelworkers on Tuesday led a coalition of labor unions in calling on the Biden administration to investigate China’s unfair trade practices in commercial...
Mar 06 2024
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New Coalition to Close the De Minimis Loophole Launches: AAM Statement

Washington, D.C. —  The Alliance for American Manufacturing joins the National Council of Textile Organizations, the United Steelworkers, the AFL-CIO, and other nonprofit and nonpartisan partners...
Mar 05 2024

Latest Trade Policy Agenda from USTR Promises a Tough Line on China

No surprises here, as election season heats up.
Feb 29 2024
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President Biden Orders Investigation of Chinese Autos: AAM Statement

Washington, D.C. — President Biden on Thursday directed the Commerce Department to investigate the national security risks posed by connected vehicles made with technology from China and other...
Feb 26 2024
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ICYMI: Why Chinese Autos Could Be an “Extinction-Level Event” for America’s Auto Industry

And How Mexico is Opening a Catastrophic Backdoor Washington, D.C. — China is exploiting Mexico’s trade relationship with the United States to decimate its competition in the global electric...
Feb 23 2024
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JUST RELEASED: Why Chinese Autos Could Be an “Extinction-Level Event” for America’s Auto Industry

And How Mexico is Opening a Catastrophic Backdoor Washington, D.C. — China is exploiting Mexico’s trade relationship with the United States to decimate its competition in the global electric...
Feb 12 2024

Temu is Spending Billions on Ads, Including Three During the Super Bowl. So How Come It Isn’t Paying Any Tariffs?

Oh, and don't forget that Temu's ultra cheap (and possibly toxic) products are almost certainly made using forced labor.
Feb 06 2024

China’s Overcapacity Poses a Grave Threat to the U.S. Auto Industry

It's not hyperbole to say that if the United States allows a surge of artificially cheap Chinese-made autos into the American market, our own automakers just may go out of business.
Feb 01 2024

Another Study Finds Automakers are “Asleep at the Wheel” When It Comes to Forced Uyghur Labor

The 99-page report from Human Rights Watch concludes many car companies "have succumbed to Chinese government pressure to apply weaker human rights and responsible sourcing standards at their...