[CTC] Report on Colombia FTA from Demos

[Andrew Gussert]

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*China Undercuts U.S. Paper Jobs*

The U.S. paper sector is facing difficult times.  In the last decade,
approximately 200,000 jobs were lost.  That represents about a third of the
total jobs.  Those remaining face an increasingly uncertain future if
current trends continue.

*With over 100,000 Steelworkers employed in this sector, it is our members
and the communities in which they live that are feeling the impact.*

In many cases, our Union has successfully argued that China’s violations of
international trade laws have undermined many of our industries, including
those in paper.   A newly-released report supports our argument.

The report, *No Paper Tiger: Subsidies to China’s Paper Industry from
2002-09* <http://listserv.steelworkers.org/t/175306/1181852/137404/0/>,
shows the following:

   - The Chinese government is providing massive subsidies to its paper
   industry, including $33 billion in 2002-2009 alone.  This has fueled their
   rapid rise in paper production, tripling output since 2000.
   - When an industry is subsidized in this way, the product falsely appears
   lower-priced.
   - China makes much more than they need, exporting the rest.
   - When cheap, illegally subsidized product reaches the U.S. market, our
   American-manufactured paper companies struggle to remain competitive, plants
   close, jobs disappear and families and communities suffer.
   - And, these illegal subsidies violate our international trade rules.

*Policy makers must intervene now to preserve our remaining domestic paper
sector jobs.  That’s why Rapid Response is currently taking this report to
Congressional offices and requesting action.*

*Get involved in upcoming paper sector activities!
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