Commentary China is destroying America’s fledgling personal protective equipment (PPE) industry. The industry, which produces American-made masks and gowns, is being driven out of business by China’s exports, priced below the cost of production even in China, according to an American manufacturing group. That aggressive international trade tactic, called dumping, is illegal per WTO rules yet the Biden administration is allowing it to undermine an industry that we should be protecting as strategic and necessary for the next emergency, whether it be another pandemic or a war. America should never again allow itself to be dependent upon China for its PPE, because it is acting as an enemy of America, not a friend. To protect our PPE industry requires subsidies of American manufacturers, tariffs against cheap Chinese products, or most likely both. The New York Times on May 29 published a major report on America’s PPE industry in decline because …
China Is Destroying America’s PPE Industry: Subsidies,Tariffs Would Protect It for the Next Emergency
May 31, 2021
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