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Obama imposes tariffs on Chinese tires

President Barack Obama has imposed new punitive tariffs on all car and light truck tires coming into the United States from China, a move Beijing condemned Saturday as protectionism and a violation of the guidelines of global trade. ...full story at CNews

from CNews on Sat, Sep 12 2009

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15 Sep 09 visit NO MORE CHEAP TIRES ? : U.S. & China in trade spat over tariffs on tires  »  YouTube
13 Sep 09 visit Analysis: U.S. tariffs on Chinese tires cast protectionism shadow over world economy  »  People's Daily The widely watched China tire case was concluded on Friday when U.S. President Barack Obama made a ruling to impose punitive tariffs on all car and light truck tires imported from China. Analysts say the ruling may cast shadow of protectionism...
14 Sep 09 visit U.S. tire tariff to cause 100,000 Chinese workers lose jobs  »  People's Daily U.S. President Barack Obama announced on September 11, 2009 to impose punitive tariffs on tires imported from China. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said car and light truck tires imported from China will suffer punitive tariffs of 35percent, 30...
17 Sep 09 visit U.S. tariffs on Chinese tires spark concerns over protectionism  »  People's Daily U.S. President Barack Obama's decision last weekend to impose punitive tariffs on tires imported from China has triggered concerns about the rise of protectionism in the lead-up to the Pittsburgh G20 meeting later this month. Australian Trade...
15 Sep 09 visit U.S. trade association warns gov't of protectionist perils  »  People's Daily Protectionism would cause more trade disputes and drag the U.S. economy into peril, a U.S. industry association warned Monday following President Barack Obama' s Friday decision to impose punitive tariffs on tires imported from China. "With the...
12 Sep 09 visit U.S. to restrict tire imports from China  »  People's Daily U.S. President Barack Obama has decided to impose punitive tariffs on all car and light truck tires from China for three years, the White House announced on Friday. "The president decided to remedy the clear disruption to the U.S. tire industry...

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