Word: tariff
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...crisis management (including preparation for a possible bird-flu pandemic), collaborate on clean-energy programs and improve coordination on border security. But he also made clear that he wasn't going to rush into the ambitious agenda favored by some Canadian business leaders and academics toward establishing a common tariff and security zone. Instead, he was content to say of the U.S. President, "I believe he understands our issues...
...glad she?s alive.? That was all he said, but that was all that was needed - the video quickly showed up on newscasts around the world. Bush paused long enough for a second question, about whether he was optimistic a long-running dispute with Canada over a protective tariff on softwood lumber would be resolved during the summit, Bush dodged but provided a thought for the day. ?I?m always optimistic,? he said slyly...
...with two other Washington lawmakers to push China to freely float its currency. He argues that it's undervalued and is driving up the $200 billion U.S. trade deficit with China. Schumer spoke with TIME's Austin Ramzy about why he's behind legislation that would slap a 27.5% tariff on Chinese imports to the U.S., and why he's encouraged by his meetings with mainland policymakers...
...Your tariff bill had a lot of Senate support last year. Yes. We could have demanded a vote right away, but we held off because we're doing an elaborate minuet here, and trying to prod both sides to come to an agreement. We feel we're closer than we have been before...
...also why two U.S. senators are scheduled to arrive in Beijing this week, brandishing the negotiating equivalent of stone axes. Lindsey Graham and Charles Schumer are co-sponsors of a bill that would slap a 27.5% tariff on all Chinese imports unless Beijing allows its currency to appreciate significantly against the dollar, an adjustment some trade experts believe would reduce the deficit by making China's exports more expensive in the U.S. and U.S. products cheaper in China. Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, at a press conference last week, suggested the two Washington politicians could save U.S. taxpayers the airfare...