American auto industry jobs at risk
Unfair trade policies and actions by China pose a threat to the U.S. auto-parts sector. While it’s unlikely that this entire industry will disappear, it’s fair to say that every American auto-parts job is at risk from China’s practices.
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January 31, 2012
Jobs in the U.S. auto parts industry are at risk due to subsidized and unfairly traded Chinese auto parts
While obviously unlikely that the entire industry will disappear, it is fair to say that every one of the United States’ auto-parts jobs is individually at risk from China’s unfair trade practices.
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