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Excess capacity and exploited labour? America’s Section 301 probes can’t survive the scrutiny of facts

Excess capacity and exploited labour? America’s Section 301 probes can’t survive the scrutiny of facts

Excess capacity and exploited labour? America’s Section 301 probes can’t survive the scrutiny of facts


The Section 301 notice alleges that India has excess capacity in solar modules, steel, petrochemicals, textiles, health and unspecified “other industries.” The USTR’s reasoning rests on India’s $42 billion goods trade surplus with it, overlooking the fact that the US runs a services surplus with India.

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