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POPSChina Bans US Chicken Feet? It is always about the money, it is always about the money, it is always about the money. People, health, environment, and combating disease or job loss? Way down the list. Plus, what kind of great minds do we have in Congress? Avian influenza and cooked chicken - no connection. Food poisoning from E coli, you bet but not avian influenza.
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POPSObama Rejects Afghanistan-Vietnam Comparison Obama does not believe that comparisons between Afghanistan and Vietnam are accurate, for his sake, I hope he is right. Meanwhile the recent move to increase tariffs of Chinese tire imports may lead to tit-for-tat from either side. Though finally Obama believes that there is no need for any further economic stimulus packages, the worst is over.
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POPSUS Needs To Pay for China’s Emissions President Obama and Senate leaders have frowned on hardline trade measures. But Secretary Locke’s statement could open up a new can of worms"right when China’s actions on energy and the environment are proving so crucial to mustering support among wavering senators for the administration’s big cap-and-trade bill. UPDATE: The Commerce Department sent this clarification late Friday: “Secretary Locke has been very clear on emphasizing the importance of fair trade as a part of the United States’ relationship with China. He believes U.S. companies should not be disadvantaged by Chinese imports not bound by responsible policies to reduce carbon emissions. China and the US must work together to ensure a level playing field and reduce our carbon footprints. The Secretary’s trip to China demonstrated his commitment to fair trade and his belief that both the United States and China can benefit
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POPSChina: Stimulus Appears To Kick In. China had a massive (relative to economic size) stimulus that is _investing_ in the country's infrastructure. Obama's stimulus, also beginning to show signs of helping the economy, has been hampered by old guard thinking that promotes destructive and vicious partisanship and thinks that the only solution to any economic problem is more tax cuts. Will this be seen as the moment where backward thinking and vicious partisan politics in the U.S. hampered our response and opened the door to Chinese supremacy in Asia? Let's hope not.
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POPSCO2 Treaty Must Not Spark "Trade War": Ed Markey D-Mass. the higher costs could make them lose market share for their goods. The industries have urged that tariffs be placed on imports from countries that do not agree to emissions cuts, if the United States does adopt strict cuts. On the other hand, Chinese climate officials have rejected the idea of carbon tariffs as protectionist. In addition, they have said countries that buy Chinese goods should be held responsible for greenhouse gases released by factories during the making of them in any global plan to slow emissions. Markey, whose energy and commerce committee is beginning to draft climate legislation, said the issue "will have to be navigated in a very careful way" in the global talks and he expected an agreement would ultimately be reached. He said China will have to take some action. "Clearly this program cannot be a success if China is not participating," Markey said.
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POPSClinton wraps Asia trip by asking China to buy US debt Words can not express how disgusting and appalling I find this. Selling our Country to the Chinese and not even covertly. I had heard that there is a huge Chinese investment in many things American; I've just never heard a Secretary of State go begging.
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POPSChinese demand for Canadian wood soars VANCOUVER -- A massive tax increase on logs in Russia is causing a scramble deep in the heart of British Columbia, as loggers and sawmills race to adjust to something they have not encountered in a long time: new sales.
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POPSChina's Space Mission a Success.... at who's expense? How much milk did they taint for this? How much did they scrimp on quality for exportation to other countries in order to afford their space rendezvous? I bet.... if we were to ban certain imports from China, it will be a long time before they are seen in space again. grrrrr
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POPSLet Them Eat Rice: Washington's Unedifying Ethanol Food Fight And what about the impact of the Chinese livestock and meat complex, alluded to by Senator Grassley? According to China expert, Darrell Ray, Director of the University of Tennessee's Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, "China has not been importing corn to grow her livestock industry. China continues to export more corn that she imports. With regard to grains, China has been taking care of China as if it were a planet on to its own, completely independent of what is happening elsewhere. . . .To attribute today's international grain prices to China essentially assumes that beginning two years ago the market decided there may be a need for China to become a net importer of some corn in the future, say 2012, and so bid-up the price of corn by double." As this "let them eat rice" soundbite made clear, the debate over the food versus fuel issue is about as undignified as a full out real food fight at a summer camp cafeteria.
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POPSDemocratic Candidates Long To Renegotiate NAFTA U.S. manufacturing is not in decline. Quite the opposite is true. Output, revenues and profits in the sector all achieved records in 2006, and preliminary government data indicates that new records were set in 2007. American factories remain the world's most prolific, producing 2.5 times the value of Chinese output. ... Between 2000 and 2003 there was a pronounced manufacturing recession, during which 2.8 million jobs in the sector were eliminated. The two candidates extrapolate from that statistic to assert that 3 million manufacturing jobs have been lost since 2000 on account of bad trade deals, like NAFTA, as though the trend were continuing. That's wrong. ... If trade had something to do with the loss of those 2.8 million jobs between 2000 and 2003, imports weren't the culprit. Manufactured imports did not increase at all during those three years. U.S. exports, however, dropped off by 11 percent during that precise period.
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POPSAn Angry China Is Lashing Out At Foreign Critics Internet demands for boycotts have unnerved some foreign companies. Following the Olympic flame's troubled passage through Paris on April 7, activists called on Chinese citizens to boycott Carrefour, a French supermarket chain that is the largest foreign retailer in China, starting on May 1. Anonymous mobile phone text messages accuse the retailer of backing the Dalai Lama, whom Beijing blames for instigating unrest in Tibet, a charge the retailer denies. Many Chinese are incensed that a pro-Tibet protester in Paris lunged to snatch the torch from Chinese athlete Jin Jing, who was in a wheelchair. State television in China has portrayed Jin as a hero for hanging onto the torch.
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POPSA Ravenous Dragon
Chinese companies will inevitably find themselves in fierce competition with Western ones for natural resources, as they must if global markets are to work efficiently. For the most part, however, they do not operate very differently from their peers. To the extent that the Chinese government does subsidise oil production, it helps to bring down the price for everyone else (its subsidies for oil consumption are another matter). As the world's biggest consumer of many commodities, China naturally wants to ensure a steady supply of them to keep its economy going. But markets for commodities are global, and the risk of any one consumer cornering supplies, or securing them at a lower price, is negligible. this special report will argue that concerns about the dire consequences of China's quest for natural resources are overblown. China does indeed treat some dictators with kid gloves, but it is hardly alone in that. Its companies do not always uphold the highest standards, but many...
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POPSNext US President a former WalMart director? Part of her "35 years" of experience: 6 on WalMart's Board of Directors. As in massive imports of cheap Chinese goods at the expense of American jobs. As in America's most successful union-buster. And she's a Democrat? And she wants to be President? Ai-yai-yai.
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POPSEduardo Arias: Little guy on a big list Time's list of "people who mattered" in 2007 is long and varied. My personal favorite is Eduardo Arias, the Panamanian who started the ball rolling on exposing tainted Chinese imports. How? He read the ingredients on his toothpaste label, and found the chemical compound for antifreeze. Could you do that? Link
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POPS Would You Support A 'Made In China' Ban? After the recall in August of millions of Chinese-made toys containing lead paint, 65 percent of Americans said they are making an effort to avoid buying products made in China, according to a Gallup poll conducted that month. In the same poll, 64 percent indicated they would pay up to twice as much for a product made in the United States instead of a similar Chinese-made product. Of all worldwide imports to the United States, 16.1 percent are from China, according to the Census Bureau. That makes China the second-largest trading partner for the United States, after Canada. From January to August of this year, the United States imported $205 billion worth of products from China. For some products, China often seems like the only source. For example, 80 percent of toys sold in the United States are made in China. The idea of an economic boycott is not new. The U.S. embargo against Cuba, in effect since 1962, may be the most well known.
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