Founders Broadsheet trade correspondent L.C. writes: In a decision with major implications for the Trump administration’s Section 232 national security tariffs on aluminum and steel, a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel ruled for Russia against the Ukraine on April 5th. The case was brought against Russia for restricting the transit through Russia of […]
Administration wins steel tariff case; Court review likely
Trade correspondent L.C. reports: President Trump’s 25% tariff on steel has now become a constitutional issue likely to end up at the Supreme Court. On March 25th the US Court of International Trade (CIT) in New York ruled against a steel users’ group, the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS), which argues that Section 232 […]
Two Euro countries favor China’s Huawei over Western security
Two countries in Europe and the European Union (EU) — Germany and Italy — have agreed to build their telecommunications infrastructure around Huawei equipment. This gear is ultimately controlled by the intelligence and military services of mainland China’s Communist dictatorship. The company is already notorious in the West for its industrial spying, lying, and violation […]
Will China implement structural reforms or just increase US imports?
Trade correspondent L.C. reports: Chinese Vice Premier Liu He came to Washington on January 30-31 and met with President Trump the second day. According to US sources and the public comments of US officials, no specific agreements were reached and the two sides remain far apart on the US’s structural issues of key concern: forced […]
Do Section 232 tariffs violate the Constitution?
Trade correspondent L.C. reports: The Court of International Trade in New York heard oral arguments on December 19th against President Trump’s use of the Section 232 (national-defense related) provisions of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. At issue are the tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum and pending decisions on automotive imports and uranium. Both […]
