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China plays extremely constructive role in APEC: APEC official
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November 07, 2009
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China protests U.S. steel duties, starts car probe
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November 07, 2009
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World unemployment up despite economic recovery
Missoulian
November 06, 2009
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Obama'sTire Tariff Decision: False Promise from a Free-Trade Administration
by Alan Tonelson, Friday, September 18, 2009
Think that Obama's decision to impose tariffs on Chinese tires is a grave error of protectionism or a courageous act of industrial self defense? Think again. It's neither, but instead a half-hearted attempt to win additional union support for his embattled health care plan. As such, it has very little to do with trade policy or economics. It's all politics and hardly makes a dent in the administration's otherwise staunch free trade thinking, carefully guarded by the accolytes Summers, Emanuel, Romer, Tyson, Furman, Goolsby, Locke, Geithner, Kirk and a host of others.
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Economics is Where Obama is Really "Green"
by Alan Tonelson, Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Testimony of Kevin L. Kearns President, U.S. Business and Industry Council before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nuclear Proliferation, and Trade Committee on Foreign Affairs U.S. House of Representatives
by Kevin L. Kearns, Wednesday, June 10, 2009
FedEx: Through the Looking Glass
by Kevin L. Kearns, Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Obama needs input from companies that stay put
by Alan Tonelson, Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Domestic Manufacturers Criticize Obama's first 100 Days
by Kevin L. Kearns and Alan Tonelson, Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Up to the Minute Commentary:
...And Another Thing!

Pundits and pandemics continued, more taxpayer- financed offshoring by GM, and sub-Saharan African fairytales.

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Asian Development Bank Coddles Currency Manipulation

A major regional economist warns against pushing China too hard on the currency front. Say what?

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Crumbs from the Obama stimulus program
by Alan Tonelson, 11/3/2009
Offshoring of Anti-flu Drug and Device Manufacturing Is Potential National Health Threat
by Alan Tonelson, 10/28/2009
Obama Administration Whistling in the Dark About the Dollar
by Alan Tonelson, 10/16/2009
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Globalization Follies
"Did they really say that?" moments from the current news
Willful Ignorance about Foreign Takeovers at The New York Times
by Alan Tonelson, 11/2/2009
Grassley and DeMint:: Cognitive Disconnects on Trade and the Recession
by Alan Tonelson, 10/27/2009
National Association of Manufacturers: Back in the USSR
by Alan Tonelson, 10/16/2009
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Important issues in Trade Policy
America’s Ponzi-Scheme Economy
The New Administration and Congress: Business as Usual?
The China, Japan, Korea Challenge: Creating World Economic Imbalances
Why Free Trade Agreements Don’t Work for Americans
Foreign Takeovers of U.S. Assets: Why Ownership Matters
Intellectual Property Theft: How Foreigners Rip Off American Companies and Workers
U.S. Patent Reform: Get It Right or Lose Out
Country-of-Origin Labeling: What’s in Your Food, Drugs, Toys, Candy
The R&D Crisis: Declining U.S. Technological Competitiveness
The Immigration Crisis and U.S. Jobs/ Wages
Will Foreign Components Cause U.S. Weapons Systems to Fail
How Trade Impacts our Economy and National Security
Outsourcing Trends: Is Your Job Next?
The Retraining/Life-long Education Myth
Our Declining Manufacturing Base: Why Making Products Here Is Important
The Myth of U.S. Productivity: Why Gains Don’t Mean Higher Wages for U.S. Workers
Why Foreign Value-Added Taxes Need to be Offset at the U.S. Border
China’s Currency Cheating Destroys U.S. Factories and Jobs
Free Trade Theory Doesn’t Work in Practice
Exporting Our Way to Economic Health? Not a Chance!
How U.S. Trade Policy Encourages Outsourcing of Jobs
USBIC in the News
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U.S.-China trade negotiations useless
Strauss-Kahn Says Yuan ‘Undervalued,’ Will Appreciate
Overall, the economy is looking up—manufacturing, not so much
Manufacturing recovery likely slow to come
Business Group Calls for Caution in Reforming Export Control System
U.S. exports stall after hefty gains
G-20 leaders reach broad agreement to head off economic crises
Deference to WTO hurts U.S.
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