I believe Chinese economic data as much as I believe their government controlled news outlets.

We import $650 billion from China and export $425 Billion, mostly Boeing planes, Catapiller Earth Movers, and other high end high quality products. Of course, with the Obama tire move, those orders will cease in a very few months as China builds their own capacity (with American capitalist assistance).

The US sources many cheap products from China and other Asian countries that have lower labor costs than the US. China produces many hi-tech products, too. Intel computer chips come from Chengdu, China, for instance.
In the 1950's, everybody said Honda motorcycles were made of tin cans. Obviously, Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Hyundai have overcome that misconception.
We need to decide if this global economy our government is hailing actually benefits the American people or just big business and Wall Street. India and Brasil are BRIC members, the implications of US tariff wars will affect other international buyers.
Maybe we need to quit worrying about what China is doing and quit wasting air saying their products are inferior. Maybe we need to actually start producing superior products again, we haven't been doing that much lately.
I buy the best product at the best price, regardless of origin.
Those of you laboring under the misconception that these Asian countries only produce junk are also free to buy overpriced junk from America.

George,
Are you over 18 years of age mentally?
If so, your medications do not appear to be working.

That's right Dave, blame this whole mess on President Obama and the unions. It just goes to show how little you really know about the real problems facing this country. The current problems facing this country got a big boost when the Free Trade Bill was passed, then big business greed and corruption kicked in (cutting of their noses to spite their face as it were). The dot.com mess and ENRON were just practice runs for what we face now with the Wall Street meltdown. As I recall it, Obama wasn't president when the bottom fell out, nor did the unions run Wall Street.

And "w" was what? He wasn't an intellectual. He wasn't a diplomat.
Complain all you want about Obama. At least he's at work everyday. He didn't spend his first 8 months on vacation or cutting brush in Crawford.
Hell, get the GOP out of the way, and we might actually get things done. They already made it clear they want him to fail. They hedged all their bets on the 2010 elections by saying "no" to everything.

It is normal, when people do not get what they want, to try to place the blame elsewhere.
Don't blame China because the US has been brain dead about economics. The best fix for America is renewed bright ideas and reasonably priced services. The problem is that we can't afford the junk made here.

Actually, the quality of China made goods is mostly on par or better than American, dollar for dollar. China has now been capitalist for some time now so progress is rapid and they have access to all our manufacuring talent and technology (our businesses are moving there of course, even computer business). We simply do not have enough engineers or reward for innovation to bother with manufacturing in USA anymore. By the way, China (with our (capitalists) help and others are building a building over 5,000 feet tall, 3 tiems the world record, Ignorance is what is killing America. Oh and those Boeing orders? forget it

Stop sending our food and medicine to China for processing by raising these tariffs. Then China can retaliate by raising tariffs their food imports; good luck with the Gobi crop yield.

Canada was doing a far better job selling our own medicine back to the American consumer at a lower price.

Everyone - take a deep breathe - we are all in this together. We all share in the blame (if that is what it is) for the USA losing jobs to overseas. Unions contributed by demanding wages and benefits that were out of line with reality, management contributed by shipping technology out as a response, but we the consumers are ultimately the most responsible because we have become so addicted to "Lowest Price" that we have stopped caring about where the products come from or who makes them, or that the quality has gone to the bottom. Everyone of us needs to demand products that are made in the USA and then be willing to pay the extra price. American workers will never be able to compete with the labor rates in China, India, and other countries where folks are ready, willing, and able to work at far lower salaries. You need to stop complaining unless you are willing to truly support "MADE IN AMERICA" by not buying the imported products.