Finally, the good offices of the tires safeguard
Author:admin PostTime:2010-10-08
September 2, a confidential report will appear in the United States President Barack Obama's desk, it indicates that China exports to the U.S. safeguard action in the final stage, China also sent a delegation to Washington to make the final Truck Tyre of the mediation. August 31, China Rubber Industry Association, Xu Ying, Deputy Secretary-General told reporters that the Chinese Ministry of Commerce of the day there will be a delegation flew to the United States talks.
According to the investigation procedures, in consultation with the U.S. Treasury, U.S. Department of Labor and some other views, the U.S. Trade Representative's office will be Sept. 2 to submit a confidential recommendation to Obama, Obama can choose to September 3 - 17, any day, determine whether measures on Chinese exports to the United States related to the maximum 55% of the tire levy punitive tariffs. That is, starting from September 2 per day, the Chinese tire industry, 10 million workers their jobs, are likely because Obama made a final OTR Tyre decision by the special protective case broken.
Earlier, the United Steelworkers of America (United Steel workers) filed complaints, said in recent years, the influx of cheap Chinese tires to more than 5,000 members of the union lost their jobs.
Obama will face a dilemma, if he stood to the side of United Steelworkers of America, he faced accusations of protectionism, and even the risk of trade war, the Chinese side of the station may offend some American voters.