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Florida city proposes ban on goods from China



Interestng piece from the web... By Tom Leonard www.telegraph.co.uk A Florida city may become the first in America to ban Chinese products amid mounting national concern about the Asian giant's effect on the US economy.

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John Mazziotti, the mayor of Palm Bay, proposed the ban after the latest spate of safety-related recalls of Chinese-made toys and pet food. He not only cited the goods' questionable quality and safety but also China's human rights abuses, its pollution record and the loss of US manufacturing jobs due to cheap Chinese imports. If approved by the city council, the ban would stop the city from buying Chinese-made products costing more than $50 (


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