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A Looming Trade War Between the US and China?
Don’t worry about the U.S.-China trade war over poultry and car tires. Worry about the coming conflict over T-bills and derivatives.
October 5, 2009
Tags: car tires, conflict, trade war Posted in: Economy, Government, News, Trade 
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Free Trade Policy: Intelligence Squared Debate
Call it the Rubber-Chicken War—the looming trade dispute between the United States (which has announced punitive tariffs on imports of Chinese tires) and China (which is threatening retaliation against American poultry exports). Against the background of the G20 trade talks in Pittsburgh, that contretemps made this an auspicious time to examine the age-old question of protectionism. Last week, beginning the fourth season of public debates sponsored by Intelligence Squared US, six panelists discussed the proposition that “Buy American/Hire American policies will backfire.”
September 25, 2009
Tags: China, dispute, export, import, tariffs, Trade Posted in: Economy, Government, News, Trade No Comments
