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In Other News China Trade Deficit Still Huge

By Dave Johnson
October 11, 2012

The August trade figures are out and they are not good. The terrible trade deficit is where the jobs and the economy went but is ignored because it makes a few elites wealthy. more »

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Wanted: Tough Trade Negotiator

By Paul Krugman
From truth-out.org
August 24th, 2010

truth-out.org — What China is doing by flooding markets worldwide with artificially cheap exports amounts to a seriously predatory trade policy. This sort of move is supposed to be prevented by the threat of sanctions. Yet the Chinese have taken the United States’s measure, and decided that it won’t act. So the United States needs to confront the issue head-on.

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Tech trade deficit with China costs US 627,700 jobs 2001-2008, could exceed $90 billion in 2010

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U.S. Census Bureau. "Trade in Goods with Advance Technology Products." Job statistic from Robert E. Scott, "Unfair China Trade Costs Local Jobs," Economic Policy Institute. March 23, 2010. Other research from MBG Information Systems. Click here for a larger version of this chart.
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Clyde Prestowitz On 'The Betrayal Of American Prosperity'

Submitted by Isaiah J. Poole
Produced by Institute for America's Future
May 19, 2010

Trade expert Clyde Prestowitz, president of the Economic Strategy Institute, discusses his new book, "The Betrayal of American Prosperity," at the AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington May 18. The book looks at what Prestowitz calls the "false doctrine" of free trade and suggests a new framework for how America should compete in the global economy. more »

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American Betrayal, Sponsored By Intel

By Isaiah J. Poole
May 19, 2010

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Myths And Facts About China Trade and Currency Manipulation

By Mike Elk
April 6, 2010

So you want the U.S. to declare China a currency manipulator, which could lead to tariffs on goods imported from China. Won’t that spark a trade war?

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End the Denial; Label China a Currency Manipulator

By Leo Gerard
April 1, 2010

America and China share a terrible delusion. They are in denial about currency manipulation. Both officially state that China is not devaluing its currency.

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Consumers Vs. Workers In The Currency Debate

By Natasha Chart
April 1, 2010

The debate over what to do about Chinese government currency manipulation often hinges on whether you're being talked to as a consumer or a worker. Most likely, you're both--or were, or are planning to be--and you know that if you want to boost your standard of living, you have to either buy cheaper or earn more. more »

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Factbox: U.S. Players in China Currency Decision

From reuters.com
March 24th, 2010

reuters.com — An April 15 deadline for President Barack Obama to decide whether to label China a currency manipulator is creating trade tensions across the Pacific and stoking fears of a damaging row. Here is a description of the roles played by U.S. institutions involved in the decision or which could be affected by its outcome.

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Why China's Currency Matters To American Jobs

By Isaiah J. Poole
March 24, 2010

Here are some basic facts you should know about the China currency dispute and how progressive experts say the United States should respond.

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