America's Future Update on China

Update on China Dumping Steel in U.S.

The U.S. steel industry has filed an anti-dumping suit against Communist China covering $2.7 billion of imports. The U.S. alleges that Chinese steelmakers unfairly dumped specific types of tubular and pipe steel onto the U.S. market last year. Roger Schagrin, a lead attorney for the steelworkers, said, "China continues exporting massive amounts of products despite decreasing U.S. demand." According to Rob Simon, general manager of Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel, one of the petitioners, "Dumped and subsidized imports from China have tripled from 750,000 tons in 2006 to 2.2. million tons in 2008 and continued increasing in the first quarter of 2009. These imports significantly undersold U.S. producers and created a hugh inventory buildup in the U.S. market."

China has responded with the typical epithet used by the globalists, accusing the U.S. of "protectionism." The steel industry's problem is that, in our current economic downturn, automakers, equipment manufacturers, and commercial construction companies have severely cut the amount of steel they can buy. Steel plants have been operating at about 50% of capacity.  Wall Street Journal, 4-9-09

Update on China’s Unsafe Products

Tarpon Springs, Florida, resident Andrew Scott couldn’t figure out why he had to replace his air conditioner three times in one year. He finally discovered that his problem was another unsafe product imported from Communist China. His builder confirmed that tainted Chinese-made drywall in Scott’s and four adjacent townhomes in Tampa emitted sulfuric fumes that corroded the air conditioning unit’s coils and raised an occasional stink. "We would notice odors in the upstairs bathroom," Scott said.

Drywall from Communist China has become the home construction scare story of this year. At least three class-action lawsuits have been filed in Florida. Plaintiffs allege that the drywall fumes destroy appliances and copper wiring, and cause headaches and coughs. No one knows how many Florida homes were built with the defective Chinese wallboard, but estimates vary between 800 and 36,000 homes. It was imported by the millions of pounds between 2004 and 2008 when the building boom was on. About 100 homeowners have reported the problem to the Florida Department of Health.  Tampa Times, 3-20-09

Update on Questions About China

What will you do about the fact that the Chinese avoid a level trading field by artificially undervaluing their currency up to 40%, subsidizing their products, and imposing import duties against U.S. products 10 times higher than tariffs on their products in U.S. stores?

What will you do about China's organized theft of our intellectual property and counterfeiting of U.S. products? China is the world’s top producer of illegal copies of music, movies, software, designer clothes, and medicines.

What will you do to stop China from sending us contaminated prescription drugs (such as Heparin that killed 81 Americans), dangerous lead paint-coated toys for children, and seafood that is grown in filthy waters? What will you do to get our Food and Drug agents to inspect China’s manufacture of prescription drugs that they export to the U.S.?