The U.S. and China confirmed completion of a first phase for an agreement to address trade concerns.
USMCA Steps Back on Intellectual Property Protection
The administration and Congress should support IP protection in trade deals that respect and adhere as closely as possible to U.S. laws.
Time is Ticking on USMCA
In 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entered into force, creating a partnership between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico that progressively eliminated tariffs and all duties and quantitative restrictions, except for a limited number of agriculture products, traded with Canada, that were eliminated by 2008. However, this trade agreement never envisioned the evolution […]
Passing USMCA Must be Top Fall Priority for Congress
The time has come for the 25-year-old NAFTA to receive a much-needed update.
China Sets New Tariffs On U.S. Goods
Trump Lashes Out At China.
President Trump Retreats on Chinese Tariffs
Almost every economist says Trump’s tarrifs are not good for the economy.
China Stabilizes Its Currency A Day After Being Labeled Currency Manipulator
China has a long-standing practice of intervening in its markets to suppress the value of the yuan.
Time to Move Forward on a National Privacy Framework is Now
I was recently given a new watch by my husband. He was excited about the watch because of all the great things it was going to do for me. Even though I work on technology issues, the only real purpose of a watch in my mind is to tell time. This is where I ran […]
Digital Video Piracy Isn’t Fun and Games
Technology is continually changing, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the video piracy space. In 2014, CAGW President Tom Schatz and I co-authored a report entitled, Intellectual Property: Making It Personal, where we discussed the ongoing issues surrounding the protection of intellectual property rights. In this report, we referred to a study conducted […]
U.S. Must Guard Against Trade War Escalation Using Rare Earth Elements
As the U.S.-China trade war escalates, rare earth elements have become a focal point of economic tension. Described as an “ace in Beijing’s hand“, China produces 81 percent of the world’s rare earth elements, with the U.S. importing 80 percent of its rare earths from the Sleeping Giant. Despite these figures, Chinese dominance over U.S. […]