Why US has imposed Punishing Tariffs on China

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There was reports that punishing tariffs were payback time for labor unions:
labor unions played a key role in Obama's defeat of Hillary Clinton in
Democratic primaries (as well as in the general election against John McCain
) and now is the time for the president to reward unions.

However, this VOA report adds a new wrinkle.

中国敦促美国关注财政赤字. VOA Chinese, Nov. 10, 2009.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/US/ChinaUSDollar-20091110-69712127.html
(美国传统基金会的中国经济专家 Derek Scissors "史剑道还认为，如果中国不采取措
施增强人民币汇率的弹性，其他国家会采取贸易保护措施，迫使人民币升值。他说，目
前美国就是这样做的。")

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