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The Motley Fool November 7, 2005 Seth Jayson	Import Quotas Again The Bush administration is pushing for revised import restrictions on Chinese textiles. Retail investors should be aware of the situation but not overreact to it.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2005 John S. McClenahen	Textiles & Apparel: After Quotas, What? The 1974 international Multifiber Agreement is history, and quotas on textile and apparel imports are gone. Now, American companies wonder if they have a future in the U.S. Should they worry? Maybe -- and maybe not.
Finance & Development September 1, 2002 Dustin Smith	The Truth About Industrial Country Tariffs Average tariff rates mask one important fact: the poor get hit the hardest
Entrepreneur September 2005 Scott Bernard Nelson	Status Quota? Without trade quotas, U.S. textile-makers struggle. And many are terrified. New quotas may provide only a temporary reprieve.
Reason January 2006 Kerry Howley	I, T-Shirt The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade, by Pietra Rivoli posits that to see what we are sacrificing by embracing protectionism while preaching free markets, Americans need look no further than their closets.
BusinessWeek September 25, 2006 Nichola Saminather	Why The Gap Won't Stop Growing U.S. consumers can't get enough of Chinese goods. Take a look.
BusinessWeek December 15, 2003 Magnusson et al.	Where Free Trade Hurts Thirty million jobs worldwide could disappear with the end of strict U.S. and European import quotas on textiles.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Paul Magnusson	Who'll Survive the Textile Trade Shakeout? With the new year, three decades of quotas on U.S. and European textile and apparel imports will become history -- meaning companies will be free to source from the cheapest suppliers. Some 30 million jobs worldwide could be affected, including an estimated 650,000 in the U.S.
BusinessWeek December 15, 2003 Robert J. Barro	The GOP Doth Protect Too Much, Methinks Tariffs and giveaways help only the special interests -- as outlays soar.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2004 Selena Maranjian	The Volatile Sock Market Though we may wish the U.S. textile industry well, we may do best to avoid investing in it.
Finance & Development September 1, 2002 Hans Peter Lankes	Market Access for Developing Countries Poor countries could boost growth and reduce poverty by expanding exports to the rich countries and to each other. But, despite the progress made in trade liberalization under successive multilateral agreements, many barriers persist in both developing and industrial countries.
BusinessWeek October 7, 2010	The United States of Tariffs Congress' call for punitive tariffs on Chinese goods goes against the free-trade ideology the U.S. has espoused for years. Yet the U.S. has used tariffs for more than two centuries to raise revenue and protect American industry.
Fast Company February 2010	What's Next: Fair-Trade Textiles TransFair is expanding its business model to include fair-trade linens, towels, and apparel.
BusinessWeek November 18, 2010 Wei & Javier	Cotton Prices Rise as Chinese Output Falls Short Chinese apparel producers are being squeezed by a shortfall in the cotton supply. The result could be higher prices in U.S. stores.
Entrepreneur January 2008 Chris Penttila	Can You Compete? Chinese manufacturers aren't just making your stuff - they're making their own, too.
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Dexter Roberts	China's Trade Boss Vice-Premier Wu Yi has an iron will. She'll need it when she comes to Washington to lead talks
Chemistry World July 24, 2015 Emma Stoye	EU bans endocrine disruptor from textile imports The EU banned the use of NPEs in textile manufacture several years ago, but the latest decision prevents companies importing NPE-containing textiles that have been manufactured elsewhere.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Kris Eddy	China Inspects U.S. Cars China is investigating sales of GM, Ford, and Chrysler vehicles, and the inquiry could lead to higher tariffs for American automakers.
CFO June 1, 2005 Don Durfee	Go Direct, Young Man Despite the headaches, more retailers and smaller manufacturers are turning to do-it-yourself sourcing.
BusinessWeek July 12, 2004 Stephanie Anderson Forest	When Quotas End, Who Gets The Goodies? When decades-old quotas on apparel imports from low-cost manufacturing countries expire, wholesale apparel prices will plunge, but retailers may not pass on a lot of savings.
BusinessWeek June 24, 2009 Pete Engardio	Beijing Bolsters the Barriers Despite appeals to the WTO, there's not much the U.S. can do about China's protectionist policies.
Food Processing October 2007 James Rice	Safety doesn't have to be protectionist Even with recent Chinese food safety problems, we must distinguish between prudence and protectionism.
BusinessWeek February 9, 2004 Carol Matlack	Scared Of China? Not Europe U.S. bugaboos -- a big trade gap and loss of jobs -- don't worry the Continent yet
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Finance & Development September 1, 2002 Adhikari & Yang	What Will WTO Membership Mean for China and Its Trading Partners? After 15 years of arduous negotiations, China became the 143rd member of the World Trade Organization. The opening of an economy as large as China's can be disruptive to some developing countries in the short run, but, in the long run, it should benefit not only China but also its trading partners.
BusinessWeek December 8, 2003	The Folly Of Slapping Quotas On China America's second-largest trading partner buys lots of U.S. exports -- and mountains of U.S. debt
Reason June 2006 Bruce Bartlett	The President's Rotten Record on Trade Why George W. Bush is the most protectionist president since Herbert Hoover.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2010 Rich Duprey	China Has Beef With U.S Chicken A virulent trade battle looms as China retaliates for tire quotas.
IndustryWeek January 20, 2010 Jill Jusko	What's Up at the WTO The World Trade Organization continues to mediate U.S.-China disputes of importance to the manufacturing community.
InternetNews March 31, 2004 Roy Mark	Tech Issues Undermining U.S.-China Trade U.S. trade official tells lawmakers Beijing's chip policy is distorting international investment.
BusinessWeek June 23, 2010 Peter Coy	Five Options for Tackling Trade With China The U.S. needs much more than an exchange-rate "head fake" from Beijing to correct the glaring trade imbalance. Policies must be challenged
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Inc. October 2005 Darren Dahl	Going South Opportunity is in season as CAFTA opens up Central America to U.S. exports.
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Knowledge@Wharton	Does China Pose an Economic Threat to the United States? It would appear so, given the rhetoric in recent months by American politicians and some businesspeople, who have complained about the loss of U.S. jobs to China and unfair Chinese trade practices. But faculty members at business schools say the complaints are misplaced and driven by politics.
Knowledge@Wharton	Testing His Metal -- and His Motives: Bush's Steel Tariffs Spark an Uproar Is the competition unfair? And is the American steel industry really important enough to justify public support in the form of higher prices for cars, refrigerators and other metal products?
CFO May 1, 2004 Tim Reason	Euro Clash Removing tariffs is easy. Breaking down social barriers to trade is hard.
BusinessWeek September 23, 2010 Peter Coy	Commentary: On the Yuan, Be Careful What You Wish For Trade war fever is rising in Washington. Slapping China with unilateral tariffs would feel good -- and make matters worse.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2010 Andrew Bond	Some Companies Are Better Able to Weather Cotton Storm Many are feeling the effect of higher cotton prices.
On Wall Street December 1, 2010 Milton Ezrati	U.S. Applies Pressure In China Currency Feud Trade tensions seem to intensify daily, especially between the United States and China. Congress not too long ago upped the ante, labeling China a "currency manipulator."
Geotimes September 2007 Michael E. Webber	Energy: Don't Blame China for High Oil Prices Any way you slice it, America is the number one energy hog in the world. If we want to find someone to blame for high energy prices, then it's time to take a good long look in the mirror.
BusinessWeek April 24, 2006 Engardio & Yang	The Runaway Trade Giant Piracy, currency valuation, industry subsidies. As its impact on the U.S. economy expands, China is also growing less vulnerable to American pressure on key issues.
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Entrepreneur May 2005 Mark Henricks	Eastern Influence Chinese companies are becoming increasingly active in buying, merging with and doing joint ventures with smaller U.S companies -- usually in search of technology.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2005 Rich Smith	EU Is Still a Banana Republic More than a year after the EU promised to eliminate quotas on the volume of bananas that can be imported to the Continent from Latin America, and nearly a decade after complaints against the quota system were first voiced, Europe still hasn't embraced the principles of the free market.
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Inc. May 2005 Darren Dahl	On China Trade, Smaller Companies Find Their Voice The explosion of Chinese imports has changed U.S. small business manufacturers in many ways, including how they lobby in Washington.