u.s.-china relations

U.S. Imposes Tariffs on Solar Panels from China

March 21, 2012 09:19

Mar. 21 – The U.S. Commerce Department announced that it would impose a 2.90 percent to 4.73 percent tariff on Chinese-made solar panels on Tuesday after a preliminary investigation showed that Chinese manufacturers have been benefiting from unfair government subsidies. Additional tariffs could...

China’s Clean Energy Market: Industrial Policy In Action

Stan Abrams
May 17, 2010 09:00

China is engaging in protectionism in the clean energy market? Of course. It's called industrial policy, and they've been doing it since 1949.Just in case you haven’t seen industrial policy before, here’s what it’s all about. Countries that engage in this sort of economic planning...

China FDI Comes to Cleveland?

Stan Abrams
May 16, 2010 13:43

Cleveland wants to offer a long-term deal to a Chinese firm in return for jobs. Is this the beginning of a trend?Brother, Can You Spare A Few RMB? I don’t know if this is a sign of things to come or a blip on the foreign investment radar, but at least one Chinese company is working on a...

Americans Renouncing Citizenship Over Tax Issues

Stan Abrams
April 29, 2010 01:30

This one has me a bit confused. I’m not a tax guy, and perhaps one of my faithful tax expert readers (you know who you are) will kindly jump in on this issue. Here is what the New York Times had to say: Amid mounting frustration over taxation and banking problems, small but growing numbers of...

Foreign Talent and China’s Outward Investment

Stan Abrams
April 27, 2010 01:30

As part of a movement to attract overseas Chinese professionals to fill jobs in various cities across China, a delegation of high-level officials from Jinan in East China’s Shandong province interviewed over 50 candidates in New York last week for 150 positions they aim to fill in stages over...