Trade with China

Jan 16 2014
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The story of California Tool & Die: A manufacturing revival eludes mom-and-pop shops

By Lauren Donia Made in USA Christmas Party The Christmas party at California Tool & Die this year could have been a Fourth of July picnic. The cuisine? Hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries and...
Dec 09 2013
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A swing and a miss for Biden in Asia

Last week Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Asia to tackle key security, trade, and economic issues. But China’s establishment of a new Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) ignited...
Aug 19 2013
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Grown in America, Processed in China, Sold in America: A Case of Globetrotting Chickens

  According to a Consumer Reports poll, 92 percent of Americans want to know where their food comes from. At the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) we wonder how many of those people...
Nov 09 2012
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Popular American-Made Tool Fights China-Made Knock-off, is Forced to Lay-Off Workers

When Dan Brown saw his son struggling to fix a lawnmower nearly a decade ago, he had an idea.  He would invent a tool that could make the repair easier. Brown's brainstorm was the Bionic...
Oct 17 2012
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Decoding the Debate on Manufacturing and China

If you tuned into the presidential debate last night wondering why President Obama and Mitt Romney spent so much time hitting each other on manufacturing and China, then you don’t live in a...
Aug 23 2012

NEW REPORT: 2.7 Million U.S. Jobs Lost Over the Last Decade Due to Growing Trade Deficit with China

Nearly 77 Percent of Total Job Losses Are in U.S Manufacturing Sector High-Tech Manufacturing Hit Hardest; Every Congressional District Suffers Losses Washington, DC.  More than 2.7 million...
Mar 26 2011

More Counterfeit Products from China — Fake Zippo lighters

The iconic Zippo Lighter is proudly made in USA– in Bradford, Pennsylvania.  Since 1937, the company has been manufacturing top-of-the-line lighters backed with an all-purpose...
Mar 23 2011
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WAIT– How LITTLE DEBT Does the U.S. Government Actually Owe to China???

Ritholtz.com has posted a stunning pie chart by Political Calculations.  Stunning because it reveals something that runs completely counter to conventional wisdom. Their pie chart shows the...
Feb 16 2011
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China’s Economy and China’s Living Conditions Don’t Match Up

China manufactures many first world conveniences.  For example, the iPhone, iPad, iPod etc. But anyone who has been to China will more than likely tell you that living conditions there...
Jan 18 2011

Obama-Hu Meeting: A Critical Opportunity for American Manufacturing

HU STATE VISIT PRESENTS CRITICAL OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICA THAT MUST NOT BE MISSED The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) is urging President Obama to raise a number of key economic issues...