China Currency Showdown

As many as 3 million jobs are being lost as a result of China's unfair trade practices, including currency policies that make Chinese goods sold here artificially cheap and U.S. goods sold in China more expensive. The posts on this page will help you understand and communicate the connection between China's currency practices and unemployment here at home.


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President To Talk Currency With Chinese Premier Wen Tomorrow

By Dave Johnson
September 22, 2010

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will be in New York this week to attend the United Nations General Assembly. Reuters reports that Press Secretary Gibbs said in the White House briefing today that the President will meet with him tomorrow and will bring up the problem of China's manipulation of currency. more »

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Obama Needs Congress' Help On China Currency

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September 20, 2010

President Obama, speaking to a CNBC town hall on the economy today, more »

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China Currency Battle Heating Up

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September 15, 2010

Since China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) our country's balance of trade has gotten worse and worse and we have lost jobs and jobs (and money and money). Between 2001 and 2008 we lost 2.4 million jobs just to China. more »

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China Currency Surprise: Lucy Pulled The Football

By Dave Johnson
September 13, 2010

Charlie Brown (us) has again run up to kick the football. Lucy (China) has again pulled the football away at the last minute. The result? The trade gap continues to grow and tis eats away at our jobs and our GDP: "...the worsening trade deficit cut the Q2 GDP growth rate by -2.8%." more »

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China On Clean Tech: Smart And Unfair At The Same Time

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September 10, 2010

The rest of the world is realizing that extracting and burning fossil fuels as their main energy source is not a good, safe, sustainable and cost-effective approach, and is starting a transition to alternatives. more »

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China Springs The Trap

By Dave Johnson
August 13, 2010

China has a national economic/industrial policy and we don't. They create the conditions for key industries to thrive and we don't. They make sure all of the infrastructure, finance, supply chain, educational, legal, technical and policy elements are in place for an industry to take hold and take off and we don't. more »

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China Currency Manipulation - Still A Big Issue

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August 12, 2010

After all the noise and fluff about China letting its currency float, and the Obama administration deciding not to declare China a currency manipulator, is turning out to be just noise and fluff. And our trade deficit just grows, outsourcing our jobs and our economic growth. more »

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Our Growth Is Outsourced, Like Our Jobs

By Dave Johnson
August 11, 2010

In the news today, a familiar story: imports increased, exports declined. About $50 billion in one month alone. The trade gap isn't just costing jobs, it's a significant factor in the slow recovery as well. See below. more »

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Paying A Premium In China

By Dave Johnson
July 18, 2010

Over the weekend the San Jose News carried a story, Made in China, bought in China — for more, describing some of the barriers Chinese consumers face when buying goods made by non-Chinese companies -- even if the goods are made in China, more »

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Today Is National Currency Call-In Day

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July 13, 2010

From the Citizens Trade Campaign more »

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