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U.S. Indicts 2 Chinese Hackers Associated with the Chinese Government for Global Campaigns to Steel Intellectual Property and Confidential Business Information

Today Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein and other high-level U.S. officials announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Zhu Hua (朱华), aka Afwar, aka CVNX, aka Alayos, aka Godkiller; and Zhang Shilong (张士龙), aka Baobeilong, aka Zhang Jianguo, aka … Continue reading

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‘Iowa-Grown’ Steel Under Threat by Tariffs

The recently imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum will almost surely help steelworkers in Detroit, at least in the short term. However, there are other, oft-forgotten “steelworkers” who will inevitably lose out. To explain what I mean by “oft-forgotten … Continue reading

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Trump Administration Imposes Steep Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports

On March 8, 2018, President Trump signed proclamations authorizing the imposition of a 25 percent customs duty on certain steel products and a 10 percent customs duty on certain aluminum products. The duties were imposed pursuant to Section 232 (“Section … Continue reading

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Trump plans to announce steel tariffs, but may allow exemptions for U.S allies after all

President Trump is expected as early as Thursday to sign off on his controversial plan to slap stiff tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, but in a surprise reversal the White House opened the door to exemptions for products from … Continue reading

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Steel Protectionism Won’t Protect National Security

Late Jan. 11, the Department of Commerce issued a report to President Donald Trump detailing whether steel imports threaten U.S. national security. The president now has 90 days to decide how his administration will respond to the findings. A non-classified … Continue reading

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