China Imposes a Steep Tariff on U.S. Poultry

[CAPTAIN AMERICA]

Link? What I read from world bank website doesnt surport what you claimed. Especially this part:
The United States is the world's largest manufacturer, with a 2007 industrial output of US$2.69 trillion. In 2008, its manufacturing output was greater than that of the manufacturing output of China, India, and Brazil combined, despite manufacturing being a very small portion of the entire US economy as compared to most other countries.

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Odd that web site seems to have changed in the last few minutes, but if you have anything differant I am interested. Compared to a lot of people on here I can be wrong and am allways interested in learning.

 

[CAPTAIN AMERICA]

Another article:

The world's top manufacturing country is the United States, as has been the case since before WWII. In 2007, the United States' manufacturing output was $1.831 trillion US Dollars (USD). This is about 12% of the USA's entire GDP (Gross Domestic Product), or $12,206 USD for every person in the 150 million-strong labor force.

In 2007, the top manufacturing countries besides the United States were China ($1,106 billion USD), Japan ($926 billion USD), Germany ($670 billion USD), the Russian Federation ($362 billion USD), Italy ($345 billion USD), the United Kingdom ($342 billion USD), France ($296 billion USD), South Korea ($241 billion USD), Canada ($218 billion USD), Spain ($208 billion USD), and Brazil ($206 billion USD). There is also a general correlation between how much a country manufactures and its total GDP. Depending on the percentage of their total economy taken up by manufacturing, a country's economic and political leaders may wish to take steps to adjust accordingly. For instance, the USA has been losing substantial ground to China in recent decades, meaning that US political leaders have an interest in increasing the total percentage of the country's GDP dominated by manufacturing.

Of all the leading manufacturing countries, the one that is growing the fastest economically is China. China's GDP grew by 22.59% in 2007, which was among the greatest GDP growth out of any country, made all the more impressive by China's huge size (over 1.1 billion people). The leaders of China wish to reclaim China's position as the world's #1 manufacturer by 2020, and have engaged in an ambitious industrialization program to do so. Because much of China is still unindustrialized, China has considerable room for improvement, while the leader of manufacturing countries, the United States, is already completely industrialized. China was once before the world's leading manufacturer -- way back in 1830, the country was responsible for 30% of the global industrial output.
What are the Top Manufacturing Countries?

That does not jibe with the other article so you may be right

 

[cloneman]

Its hard to say.From the world bank,China and the US have very close indusrial output,so definatelly China,India and Brazil together will have more industrial output than the US.From the CIA world fact,the US has around $3.1 trillion industry output in 2009,the rest three together around $2.99 tillion.And the Deutsche welle reported recentlly that the US shared 18% industry of the world,China 16.8% in 2009.
Car production is a key factor to measure the civilian industry.Here is the link of world car and commercial vehicles production 2009.
http://www.oica.net/category/production-statistics/

 

[Vassnti]

Some interesting figures.


Table 7: China's Top Trade Partners 2009 ($ billion)
Source: PRC General Administration of Customs, China's Customs Statistics
Rank Country/region Volume % change over 2008
1 United States 298.3 -10.6
2 Japan 228.9 -14.2
3 Hong Kong 174.9 -14.1
4 South Korea 156.2 -16.0
5 Taiwan 106.2 -17.8
6 Germany 105.7 -8.1
7 Australia 60.1 0.7
8 Malaysia 52.0 -3.0
9 Singapore 47.9 -8.8
10 India 43.4 -16.3

I would ignore HK as an export market as after all it is part of China and you cant really export things to your self. That leave the top two Japan and the US as roughly 50% of China market both of which they now have tit for tat disputes with.
I can understand the "nationalists" having pride in China as a rising power but i wonder if these disputes will harm China in the longer term.

US-China Trade Statistics and China's World Trade Statistics

 

[CardSharp]

Some interesting figures.


Table 7: China's Top Trade Partners 2009 ($ billion)
Source: PRC General Administration of Customs, China's Customs Statistics
Rank Country/region Volume % change over 2008
1 United States 298.3 -10.6
2 Japan 228.9 -14.2
3 Hong Kong 174.9 -14.1
4 South Korea 156.2 -16.0
5 Taiwan 106.2 -17.8
6 Germany 105.7 -8.1
7 Australia 60.1 0.7
8 Malaysia 52.0 -3.0
9 Singapore 47.9 -8.8
10 India 43.4 -16.3

I would ignore HK as an export market as after all it is part of China and you cant really export things to your self. That leave the top two Japan and the US as roughly 50% of China market both of which they now have tit for tat disputes with.
I can understand the "nationalists" having pride in China as a rising power but i wonder if these disputes will harm China in the longer term.

US-China Trade Statistics and China's World Trade Statistics

I would agree if not for the balance of power right now.

 

[Brotherhood]

WTO rules China win over US imports dispute - People's Daily Online September 30, 2010

The World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a report of the panel on Wednesday, supporting China over its complaint against measures taken by the United States which have affected imports of poultry from China.

The panel ruled that Section 727, the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, applied by the US had effectively prohibited the lifting of the ban on poultry imports from China, and inconsistent with the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement).

The panel concluded that the United States trade regime has not acting in accord with the specified provisions of the SPS Agreement and the GATT 1994, and has "nullified or impaired benefits accruing to China under those agreements."

In 2004, China and the United States stopped importing poultry products from each other for fear of the bird flu. China had called off the ban on poultry import from the United States when the situation was relieved.

Access of Chinese poultry to the US market is still blocked, because of the application of Section 727 passed by the US congress, which restricted the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its agency, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) from using funds allocated by the US Congress to create a rule to lift the poultry ban on China.

At the request of China, a panel was established by the WTO on 23 September 2009 to investigate the case.

Source:Xinhua

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Table 7: China's Top Trade Partners 2009 ($ billion)
Source: PRC General Administration of Customs, China's Customs Statistics
Rank Country/region Volume % change over 2008
1 United States 298.3 -10.6
2 Japan 228.9 -14.2
3 Hong Kong 174.9 -14.1
4 South Korea 156.2 -16.0
5 Taiwan 106.2 -17.8
6 Germany 105.7 -8.1
7 Australia 60.1 0.7
8 Malaysia 52.0 -3.0
9 Singapore 47.9 -8.8
10 India 43.4 -16.3

I wonder why they still list Hong Kong separately from the rest of China.

 

[Brotherhood]

I wonder why they still list Hong Kong separately from the rest of China.

May be because of "One country, two system" fifty yrs unchange of HK, example will be the independent Olympic body, team.