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US trade official criticizes China's practices, faults domestic policy

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A senior US trade official, William Kimmitt, has criticized China's trade practices, accusing the nation of using subsidies, dumping, and regulatory barriers to build its industries and capture market share. Kimmitt also faulted the United States for allowing its own industrial base to decline over the years, leading to factory closures and production moving overseas. He advocated for a return to the "America First" trade policy, emphasizing the need to rebuild domestic manufacturing capacity for economic, infrastructure, and national defense purposes. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Lucy Quaggin ·

    US trade official takes aim at Beijing, faults Washington on industry

    A top US trade official took a veiled swipe at China on Thursday for a range of unfair trade practices, but also criticised the United States for being asleep at the wheel for far too long. “They subsidised, they dumped, they erected regulatory barriers, they supported state-owne…

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