Tag: supply chains

Canadian Technology Organizations Form Semiconductor Working Group

Several Canadian tech organizations are forming a group to advance the country’s semiconductor industry. The group is called the Semiconductor Industry Leadership and Innovation Canada Action Network. It says it will advocate for the semiconductor industry with the federal and provincial governments and develop a made-in-Canada action plan for leadership across the global sector. Members…


China’s Xi Is Not Getting What He Wants

Commentary China featured large in a recent article carried by the prestigious The Atlantic magazine. In those pages, China experts from the American Enterprise Institute, Dan Blumenthal and Derek Scissors, dissected the change Xi Jinping has wrought in the country’s economic objectives since he took office in 2013. All his predecessors, from Deng Xiaoping to…


LIVE 10 AM ET: House Committee Field Hearing on Securing Supply Chains and Protecting the American Worker

The House Ways and Means Committee holds a field hearing on Securing Supply Chains and Protecting the American Worker at Staten Island, New York at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 9. Global Containers Terminal President John Atkins, Hemdale Farms Dairy and Greenhouses owner/operator Dale Hemminger, United States International Religious Freedom Chair Nury Turkel, Tronox CEO…


LIVE NOW: House Committee Field Hearing on Securing Supply Chains and Protecting the American Worker

The House Ways and Means Committee holds a field hearing on Securing Supply Chains and Protecting the American Worker at Staten Island, New York at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 9. Global Containers Terminal President John Atkins, Hemdale Farms Dairy and Greenhouses owner/operator Dale Hemminger, United States International Religious Freedom Chair Nury Turkel, Tronox CEO…


House Committee Field Hearing on Securing Supply Chains and Protecting the American Worker

The House Ways and Means Committee holds a field hearing on Securing Supply Chains and Protecting the American Worker at Staten Island, New York at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 9. Global Containers Terminal President John Atkins, Hemdale Farms Dairy and Greenhouses owner/operator Dale Hemminger, United States International Religious Freedom Chair Nury Turkel, Tronox CEO…


Most Canadians Think Feds’ High Spending Hampers Central Bank’s Inflation Fight: Survey

Most Canadians hold the view that high spending by the federal government is what hinders the nation’s central bank from taming inflation, according to a survey by the Bank of Canada (BoC). Released on April 3, the report, titled “Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations—First Quarter of 2023,” also indicated that nearly one-third of Canadians believe…


Tesla’s Plans for Zero Rare Earth EV Motor Could Undermine Beijing’s Secret Weapon—Its Rare Earth Monopoly

News Analysis At its 2023 Investor Day presentation in Texas, Tesla revealed its plans to produce its next generation EV motor without any rare earth minerals. As a global leader in the electric vehicle market, Tesla’s plan for zero rare earth permanent magnet motors, if successful, could have a significant impact on the rare earth market—particularly China’s rare…


LIVE 1 PM ET: USMCA: Building more integrated, resilient, and secure North American supply chains: A Brookings conversation

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is critical in building more integrated, resilient, and secure supply chains for all three North American country’s governments, industries, and civil societies. It sets rules and market access commitments for business and lays the foundation for expanding investment into complex and capital-intensive manufacturing and supply chains across North America. On…


LIVE NOW: USMCA: Building more integrated, resilient, and secure North American supply chains: A Brookings conversation

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is critical in building more integrated, resilient, and secure supply chains for all three North American country’s governments, industries, and civil societies. It sets rules and market access commitments for business and lays the foundation for expanding investment into complex and capital-intensive manufacturing and supply chains across North America. On…


USMCA: Building more integrated, resilient, and secure North American supply chains: A Brookings conversation

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is critical in building more integrated, resilient, and secure supply chains for all three North American country’s governments, industries, and civil societies. It sets rules and market access commitments for business and lays the foundation for expanding investment into complex and capital-intensive manufacturing and supply chains across North America. On…