How Has China Explained Its Growing Bilateral Imbalance with the United

question 15

Multiple Choice

How has China explained its growing bilateral imbalance with the United States?

• A) Current accounting practices make it very difficult to determine the value-added and true national origin of goods.
• B) If the United States would only improve its efficiency, there would be no gap.
• C) Most Chinese imports are cheap consumer goods, and no firm in the United States wants to make those things anyway.
• D) China continues to struggle with corrupt officials at the customs bureau.

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