Ohio workers and Ohio manufacturers already know that we are, in fact, in a trade war, and the Chinese have done very well, thank you.
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But all over Ohio - all over America - men and women are going back to work with the pride of building something stamped 'Made in America.'
Until the Chinese decide to compete fairly it will be up to us to do what we can to further protect our manufacturing base, and ensure we keep the good paying jobs we already have.
I am convinced that China needs to be a strong trading partner with the United States long term.
Anyone who has seen the auto factories in Detroit and the oil fields in Texas knows that Japan lacks the national power for a naval race with America.
The focus of our public discourse has been on how American companies are competing with Japanese, German, and other foreign companies. What this allows us to ignore is how each of those American companies is really in competition with the families of the workers. That's the real competition.
The rise of China as a new power is another great challenge for the US. Our failure to properly handle Germany and Japan earlier in the 20th century cost us and the world dearly. We must not make this same mistake with China.
China can be our partner, but that doesn't mean that they can just roll all over us and steal our jobs on an unfair basis.
Unfortunately, the United States has entered into several free trade agreements that do not sufficiently protect and support our manufacturing industries and the millions of American workers they employ.
For our part, the U.S. must act quickly to ensure Most Favored Nation status to China.
It's proper and appropriate to remind the Chinese about what they get out of solid relations with the United States.