Congress should establish a reshoring incentive fund to provide financial support for firms in critical industries to relocate production now in China to the United States.

To Do: Establish a Reshoring Incentive Fund for Critical Industries

If Congress wants to advance the U.S. economy in its toe-to-toe competition with China, then lawmakers need to pass legislation prohibiting cities, states, and the federal government from providing any funding to Chinese companies investing in the United States.

State and Local Governments Need to Stop Subsidizing Chinese Companies

As Rob Atkinson writes for National Interest, the Trump administration should work toward market-based decoupling that effectively loosens China’s grip on global production.

Trading Up: Why America Must Ditch China and Pursue Better Manufacturing Opportunities

Congress should reform Section 337 of the Tariff Act to allow the U.S. International Trade Commission to impose exclusion orders on goods made by Chinese firms that benefit from unfair innovation mercantilist policies.

To Do: Allow the US International Trade Commission to Impose Exclusion Orders

Section 337 of the 1930 Tariff Act allows the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to bar imports when domestic industries suffer harm due to unfair competition. Congress should expand the law to better address the unfair trade practices China uses to capture market share in advanced industries at America’s expense.

How to Mitigate the Damage From China’s Unfair Trade Practices by Giving USITC Power to Make Them Less Profitable

Congress should prohibit cities, states, and the federal government from providing funding to attract investments from Chinese companies.

To Do: Stop Subsidizing Chinese Companies

In an op-ed for RealClearPolicy, ITIF’s Stephen Ezell outlines ten alternatives to tariffs that would roll back China’s unfair trade practices.

Tariffs Won’t Stop China’s Mercantilism. Here Are 10 Alternatives.

Tariffs Won't Stop China's Mercantilism. Here Are 10 Alternatives.

China’s use of innovation mercantilism is hurting the global economy.

The Explosive Rise of Subsidies to Chinese Industry

Testimony before House Energy and Commerce Committee on U.S. manufacturing.

To Do: Move Chinese Production to U.S. “Labor Surplus Areas”

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