China Considers WTO Relief as Tariff Ruling Looms
(Reuters) Tariffs against Chinese exports in a falling market might not fit a safeguard mechanism China agreed to when it joined the World Trade Organisation, Chinese trade sources said on Wednesday. Experts suggest that position may signal a new strategy to counter potential U.S. tariffs on Chinese-made tyres. The Obama administration is expected to soon
USW to China: Stop Treading on U.S. Tiremakers
(AFL-CIO Now Blog) The Chinese are treading on the U.S. tire industry, dumping more than 46 million low-cost tires into the country last year alone to be sold in stores like Wal-Mart, among others.
Viewpoints from the Field
Posedthis question to our LinkedIn Group membership – nearly 100 strong now,by the way – and received some interesting responses: Question:The ITC has issued its ruling and recommendation to add tariffs toimported China-made passenger tires. The ball now rests in the ObamaAdministration’s hands. What do you think the president should do…andwhy? Here is what some
Tire Unions Pressing Obama
(Gadsden Times) Unless there’s a compromise, President Barack Obama faces having to choose between union workers who supported his election bid or good relations with China that holds significant U.S. debt.
Speak Up to Stop Unfair Trade
(Huffington Post) [The following commentary by USW President Leo Gerrard was published on the Huffington Post yesterday]
Opinion: Obama’s Trade Test
(Wall Street Journal) President Obama has spent his first six months in office playing it coy on trade, avoiding any showdown with labor and postponing hard choices.
Chinese Tyre Makers, Associations Send Anti-Tariff Delegation to U.S.
A nine-member party of representatives from Chinese tyre associations and manufacturers have headed to the U.S. to participate in a week-long campaign against the proposed tariffs on consumer tyres imported from China.
USW Requests Appearance on China Tire Imports Remedy
The United Steelworkers requested an appearance before the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) public hearing scheduled Aug. 7 in the final step of a trade case in which the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined that surging low cost consumer tire imports from China have damaged the domestic industry with lost jobs and factory shutdowns.
Chinese Tire Ban Won’t Save Jobs
(Detroit News) [This commentary is by Ross Kogel Jr., president of Tire Wholesalers Co. Inc. in Troy, Mich., and appeared in the Detroit News] The U.S. International Trade Commission, at the behest of the United Steelworkers union, has proposed a tariff on Chinese-made tires imported into the United States in an effort to limit the imports and save American jobs.
And Another Take
Danny Schechter, an American journalist, wrote the following piece for the Huffington Post, which appeared on July 15.