China is banning some of our goods?

Question

In retaliation for not importing more poisioned toothpaste, China is banning some of our products.....seems that aren't up to China's standards.

Answer 1

I was not aware we sent anything to China.

Except for millions of tons of scrap metal that they turn into guns, tanks, and jets, to use against us in WWIII

Answer 2

Good God some of you are knuckle heads.

A simple internet search will tell you how much China buys from the USA, who its trading partners are and a little more research would at the very least, give you some kind of indication of how it all balances or doesn't balance out.

Source: http://www.cia.gov
the CIA book of world facts

China exports
US 21.4%, Hong Kong 16.3%, Japan 11%, South Korea 4.6%, Germany 4.3% (2005)
China imports
Japan 15.2%, South Korea 11.6%, Taiwan 11.2%, US 7.4%, Germany 4.6% (2005)

USA exports
Canada 23.4%, Mexico 13.3%, Japan 6.1%, China 4.6%, UK 4.3% (2005)
USA imports
Canada 16.9%, China 15%, Mexico 10%, Japan 8.2%, Germany 5% (2005)

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Now that all you armchair generals and economic high school drop outs have been given a thimble full of what is out there, which proves you wrong in the most egregious fashion. Its time for all you boys and girls to do your homework instead of listening to talking heads and letting them do all your thinking for you.

Peace

Jim

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Answer 3

They don't purchase anything mnufactured in the US. We are banning products from China because they have melamine in them and that is a dangerous chemical if ingested too much. It is put in food products to give the illusion of a higher protein content. I guess it saves money on real protein product. I don't care, I don't want anything from China until they up their standards.

Answer 4

Whatever, it's not like they import much of our stuff to begin with. They have a lot more to lose playing that game than we do. They just need to get thier products up to civilized standards - and they will.

Answer 5

Ahhhh...don't worry about it...

Americans couldn't care less
China not wanting our goods...

But on the other hand,
Americans could NEVER live without
their China made garbage...
Their Walmarts would die without China...

Answer 6

Well, that is what free trade is about, when trading with a Communist nation...

What do you propose we do about it? I propose we find another market for our goods...

Or wait until diplomatic solutions can be reached.

Answer 7

Their products don't even work properly and they ban our good american goods?

Answer 8

Half of every thing they make we buy now if half of your customer base walks...you get the picture don't you? ...We have them by the short hair you "paper tiger" you

Answer 9

That will drive the price up...on the black market..lol