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I studied at Reading this. It was very interesting news. WASHINTON(AFP-Jiji)- A clear majority of American view China as an economic threat, a poll showed Monday, as U.S. Presiden, Barack Obama sought to bolster relations on his first trip to Beijing and Shanghai as president.
More than 70 percent of those questioned in the CNN poll said they considered in the Asian giant to be an economic threat, while only 28 percent disagreed.
Two- thirds of those surveyed said they saw China as a source of unfair competition for American companies, while only a quarter viewed China positively as a huge potential market for U.S. goods.
“That may be why 71 percent of Americans consider China an economic threat to the U,S., “CNN polling director Keating Holland said. ”American tend to view foreign countries as competition, and China is no exception.”
Trade tensions between the powers have intensified in recent months, with both sides taking action against the other’s imports.
Obama, due to make his first presidential visit to China between Sunday and Wednesday, ignited the first major trade spat of his presidency last month after he imposed punitive duties on Chinese-made tires.
An angry Beijing lodged a complaint at the World Trade Organization and retaliated by launching a probe into possible unfair trade practices involving imports of U.S. car products and chicken meat.（The Daily Yomiuri 2009・11・18 P5）
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