Why Is There Special Concern About Timber Firms in Japan

question 61

Multiple Choice

Why is there special concern about timber firms in Japan and China purchasing logs from North American evergreen forests?

• A) Japan gets a discount on the logs.
• B) Japan does not hire U.S. workers to cut the trees.
• C) These trees are often cut from public forests in the U.S. and Canada.
• D) At this time, the U.S. and Japan are involved in a larger trade dispute.
• E) all of the above

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