Witnesses: Rebuilding U.S. manufacturing key to supply chain resilience

ST. PAUL, MN -- Facilitating and rebuilding domestic manufacturing, including efforts to combat unfair Chinese trade practices, are key to supply chain resilience, witnesses said at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s hearing here on Tuesday, arguing that nearshoring, while beneficial, cannot be a substitute for U.S. industrial capacity. The hearing was the second scheduled by USTR as part of its inquiry into how trade policy can improve supply chain resilience, an effort that has garnered significant feedback, including...