STANDING UP FOR AMERICAN WORKERS SUMMARY OF KEY ENFORCEMENT VICTORIES AGAINST CHINA Presidential Safeguard Action on Tires from China (Auto) In September 2009, President Obama directed the imposition for three years of additional tariffs to stop a harmful surge of imports of Chinese tires for passenger cars and light trucks. From 2004 to 2008, imports of tires from China tripled in volume. China’s share of the U.S. market rose from less than 5% to nearly 17%, at the expense of U.S. producers. The surge caused production of U.S.


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