Importing from China

Chapter 1. Does trade with China benefit the United States?

Cheap Chinese imports have saved American consumers billions of dollars / The Economist

Much of the money spent on Chinese imports goes to US businesses / Galina Hale, Bart Hobijn

In the long run, US-China trade is good for both countries / Molly Castelazo

The US-China trade deficit has cost US jobs and driven down US wages / Robert E. Scott

The US relationship with China is lopsided in China's favor / Robert J. Samuelson

Free trade with China has benefited China more than America / Alan Tonelson

Chapter 4. Are Chinese imports safe?

Background on health and safety concerns over US imports of Chinese products / Wayne M. Morrison

China arrests 2,000 in food safety crackdown / Agence France-Presse

A new US food safety law will increase scrutiny of Chinese food imports / Marc Sanchez

Jungle of problems : Beijing's failure to protect consumers / Stanley Lubman

The safety of Chinese food products is not improving / Food & Water Watch

Food safety is still a crucial issue in China / Cesar Chelala

Chapter 3. Is the US-China trade deficit a threat to the US economy?

Background on the US trade deficit with China / Kimberly Amadeo

The US-China trade deficit is the main structural problem with the US economy / Peter Navarro

China's economic development and the US-China trade imbalance is harmful to the US economy / Ralph E. Gomory

The US trade deficit is the biggest threat to America's future / Alec Feinberg

The US-China trade imbalance benefits the United States / US-China Media Brief

The United States is still the top global economic superpower / Mark Trumbull

Chinese inflation and other changes may soon ease the US-China deficit / Patrick Smith

Chapter 4. Should the United States toughen its trade policy toward China?

The United States must adopt a harder line in its economic negotiations with China / Eliza Patterson

The United States must compete in its own self-interest / Clyde Prestowitz

The United States should crack down on China's currency manipulation / Dustin Ensinger

The United States should prevent China from buying US debt / Peter Navarro, Greg Autry

US policymakers should worry about China's subsidies to state-owned Chinese companies / Derek Scissors

The US government must plan for the threat of Chinese investment in the United States / Ting Xu

The 2011 US-China summit made progress / John Pomfret

Would a stronger renminbi narrow the US-China trade imbalance? / Matthew Higgins, Thomas Klitgaard

Both China and the United States need to rebalance their economies / Joshua Meltzer.