Trade jitters, anti-China sentiment rouse US voters

I have been told by a couple of people that I might have been a little harsh on Kerri Houston in my recent post, and in my defense, I would say it is because I fear that the ongoing protectionism in the US is going to severely damage relations.

I wil agree that changes to the current situation are needed on both sides, and that there is an imbalance, but my fear is that within the U.S. little is being done to address what are clearly U.S. specific issues.  Rather, the media and politicians point the finger towards China.

Case in point is this article that I found today called Trade jitters, anti-China sentiment rouse US voters where Reuters is reporting on a rally in Pittsburgh.

The article is a great report for me into the thoughts of Americans now, and while I am sure there are Americans who think otherwise, I would say that my concern is that the mood reflected in this article seems to be growing… and it is growing becuase the people are being fed misinformation about China, the goods being produced here, and a number of other “china” phenomenon.

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Posted by: on Friday, November 16th, 2007
Category: News


 

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