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US Chamber Slashes Obama’s Decision on Tires

Last week, when President Obama signed off on the new tariffs on imported tires from China, an immediate response from China followed. In short, the action take was protectionist, without merit, and they had the data to support it. It was a reacti... ...full story at All Roads

from All Roads on Fri, Sep 18 2009

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15 Sep 09		NO MORE CHEAP TIRES ? : U.S. & China in trade spat over tariffs on tires » YouTube
14 Sep 09		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		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		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...
13 Sep 09		U.S. industries oppose sanction on Chinese tires » People's Daily U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to impose punitive tariffs on tires imported from China has caused wide disappointment from American industries. Roy Littlefield, executive vice president of the Tire Industry Association which opposes the...
13 Sep 09		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...

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