China Trade

Is Obama Getting Serious About Manufacturing? Maybe

Ian Fletcher | Posted 04.23.2012

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Ian Fletcher

Let's take a look at a speech recently given by Gene Sperling, Director of the National Economic Council. It's a good metric of whether the administration "gets it" on manufacturing, and gives a fairly clear picture of the evolution of its thinking.

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China's Got Problems, Too, You Know

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 03.21.2012

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Nine And A Half Weeks is a movie you don't really need to see, but you definitely need to know seven and a half things each day. Here they are: Thi...

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China Trade: A 'Target Rich Environment.' Now, It's American Auto Parts

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: US Auto Industry, China US Relations, China Trade Auto Industry, US China Trade, Auto Industry Bailout, China Auto Industry, China Trade, U.S. China Trade, Politics News
Leo Hindery, Jr.

American-made products can compete globally just fine, thank you -- their manufacturers only need to be in fair fights in order for these products to do so.

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Our Muddled China Policy

Robert Kuttner | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Free Trade, Congress, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Trade Policy, Nafta, China Trade Policy, China Trade, Rare Earth Minerals, China, President Obama, Politics News
Robert Kuttner

This is supposed to be a period of bitter bipartisan deadlock, in which Republicans and Democrats can agree on nothing. But when it comes to trade deals that serve corporate but not the national interest, bipartisanship is all too alive and well.

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Obama Putting New Pressure On China

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.13.2012

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama warned China Tuesday that it would not be allowed to gain a competitive advantage in world trade by "skirtin...

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China's Latest Target in Its Trade War Against American Manufacturing: The U.S. Solar Industry

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: China Currency Manipulation, US China Trade, China Solar Panels, China Currency, China U.S. Trade, China Trade, China Solar Energy, Business News
Leo Hindery, Jr.

It's past time for America to stop being a spectator to global trade abuses, with our hands bound by either our diplomatic sensitivities or corporate short-sightedness in valuing short-term profits over the long-term viability of our national economy.

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China: Continued Abusive Trade and Now a "Blue Water Navy"

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 03.11.2012

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Leo Hindery, Jr.

The latest noteworthy example of China's protection of its industries -- and its 'rest of the world be damned' behavior -- is it's allowing its steel industry to duck yet another global environmental initiative.

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Why Won't GOP Candidates Talk About China?

Richard Seireeni | Posted 03.04.2012

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Richard Seireeni

The U.S. has a chronic addiction to imports, but nothing comes close to our trade imbalance with China. Compared to what we trade with OPEC, Korea, Japan or the EU, this is unfair trade on steroids.

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Inside World's Economic Engine, Young China Redefines Class Consciousness

Michelle Chen | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: China, China Youth, China Sweatshops, China Workforce, China Labor, China Trade, China Economy, China Human Rights, China Foreign Labor, China Manufacturing, China Slavery, World News
Michelle Chen

Though China has earned a reputation as the world's preeminent sweatshop, young workers are starting to understand that they deserve equitable pay for the "cheap" labor that foreign capital readily exploits.

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Trade Policy: Countering the Walmart Effect

David Coates | Posted 12.12.2011

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David Coates

Our current trade imbalance with China will not be fixed by currency manipulation alone, because American economic vulnerability is not rooted simply in the relative strength of the dollar.

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Déjà Vu China

Jerry Jasinowski | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: China Currency Manipulation, U.S. China Trade, U.S. China Manufacturing, China Currency, China Trade, China Manufacturing, Politics News
Jerry Jasinowski

All of a sudden Congress, or at least the Senate, is on the brink of enacting some sort of legislation intended to retaliate against China for its currency manipulation. For me, to borrow a line from Yogi Berra, it is "déjà vu all over again."

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China Urges U.S. To Not Find 'Excuses' For Trade Protectionism

Posted 11.14.2011

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China's Foreign Ministry urged U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday not to resort to "excuses" for trade protectionism after U.S. Senate Democratic Leader ...

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Sam Stein

WATCH: Romney Says U.S. Has Basis To Cut Off Open Trade With China

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- There has been no shortage of China-bashing in the brief course of the Republican presidential primary, highlighted by Minnesota Rep. M...

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Let Trade Be Trade

Dave Johnson | Posted 07.05.2011

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Dave Johnson

Trade is supposed to be about trading. It is not supposed to just be a scheme to drive wages and living standards down by packing up factories and moving them across borders.

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Both Imports And Exports Fell In February

Posted 06.12.2011

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WASHINGTON (By Doug Palmer) - The trade deficit shrank in February as imports fell more than exports, according to a government report on Tuesday ...

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Manufacturing: Making Things in America for Global Trade

Patrick McFadden | Posted 05.25.2011

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Patrick McFadden

To think the U.S. steel industry, or Nucor in particular, simply blames China for its sagging fortunes greatly distorts reality.

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What's Behind China's Economic Policies

Tay Yoshitani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tay Yoshitani

China will almost certainly continue to make its economic presence felt over the next decade; even though this concerns many players in the global markets, it's not in anyone's best interest to condemn Beijing.

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U.S. And China Reach New Trade Agreements

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday that two days of talks with a high-level delegation from China produced results that should...

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Trade Deficit Falls To 9-Month Low On Big Demand From China, India

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Buoyed by strong demand from China and India, the U.S. trade deficit dropped to its lowest level in 9 months, as exports rose to their highest level i...

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Spend, Baby, Spend to Create Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!e

Donald Tang | Posted 05.25.2011

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Donald Tang

China has the largest concentration of foreign currency reserves in the world. But America can finesse the situation to its advantage -- so that China becomes an engine for American job creation.

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Climbing a Tree to Catch a Fish

Donald Tang | Posted 05.25.2011

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Donald Tang

Blaming China for America's unemployment and for the decline in U.S. manufacturing jobs has become politically convenient, but China is not that bogeyman for all that ails us.

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China's Hypocrisy

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diane Francis

The world's biggest exporters, led by China, are ganging up on the United States in advance of the G20 meeting against quantitative easing. Free trade and globalization are grand ideas when the playing field is level, but it isn't.

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China Vows To Help World Recovery, Boost Imports

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING -- A Chinese official defended the country's trade record Monday as a top economic adviser to President Barack Obama visited Beijing amid rene...

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China's Slowdown Sends A Chill Through Its Trade Partners -- Including The U.S.

AP | JOE McDONALD | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — China's abrupt growth slowdown is sending a chill through Asian economies and as far away as Australia and Africa as its voracious demand ...

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Washington Gets Tough on China, but Plays Patsy With OPEC

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Raymond J. Learsy

China's trade balance with the US has widened to $145 billion from $123 billion the year before. Significant? Yes. But hardly when you consider the distortions visited on us by OPEC and its allies in the oil industry.

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