Auggie Tantillo
Auggie Tantillo
china past recognize superpower terms time
It is long past time for US policymakers to recognize that China is a superpower in terms of international trade.
agreement appears
It appears that it's over this week, and no agreement has been reached.
behind chinese deficit driving forces loans property theft trade
Manipulated currency, non-performing loans made by Chinese state-run banks, intellectual property theft and other state-sponsored subsidies are the driving forces behind the job-destroying US trade deficit with China.
china
If China isn't moving, then the right thing to do is go home.
addressing agreement disruptive highly levels necessary practices represents step textile towards trade unfair welcome
This bilateral agreement represents a necessary and welcome step towards addressing China's unfair trade practices and highly disruptive levels of textile trade.
absolutely agreement appear cards mutual near understanding
Our understanding is that there was absolutely no progress. A mutual agreement does not appear to be on the cards in the near future.
breadth coverage industry length number proposal terms textile
China's proposal is still unacceptable to the US textile industry in terms of breadth of coverage and in length -- number of years covered.
chinese exercise moderate
These filings show the Chinese that if you don't make progress, we are going to exercise our rights. We are going to moderate trade.
activity attempt chinese dropped engaged prices reason wipe
The reason that the Chinese have dropped their prices so much is that they are engaged in predatory activity in an attempt to wipe out all other competition.
nasty rather
You end up with a rather nasty debate.
agreement bad best deal industry maintain position textile wants
We maintain our long-standing position that while the textile industry wants a comprehensive agreement, any agreement must be in the industry's best interest. No deal is better than a bad deal.