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Wednesday 31 January 2018

U.S. group: Beijing will retaliate if Trump acts on trade

By JOE McDONALD cused Trump of jeopardiz- technology by a foreign
AP Business Writer ing the global trading sys- enterprise,” said Miao Wei.
BEIJING (AP) — The head tem by taking action under “Technology transfer fol-
of an American business U.S. law instead of through lows the principle of volun-
group said Tuesday that the World Trade Organiza- tariness and market direc-
Chinese officials warned tion. tion and is an independent
him “there will be retalia- Potential Chinese retali- choice made by the enter-
tion” if President Donald ation might target areas prise.”
Trump launches trade rem- such as U.S. exports of farm American companies want
edies in disputes over tech- goods and aircraft, said to avoid a trade war but
nology, steel and other is- Ross. He said Beijing also believe dialogue with Bei-
sues. could launch anti-dumping jing has done little to pro-
The officials gave no de- or other investigations of duce a “fairer relationship
tails of what might trigger American goods. based on reciprocal treat-
a response or what Beijing Automakers and other for- ment,” said Zarit, the Am-
might do, said William Za- eign companies in China Cham chairman.
rit, chairman of the Ameri- William Zarit, the chairman of the American Chamber of usually are required to op- “There is a sense that strictly
Commerce in China, speaks at a press conference to unveil the
can Chamber of Com- group’s 2018 China Business Climate Survey Report in Beijing, erate through local part- just dialogue has not really
merce in China. Speaking Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. ners. That requires them brought much in terms of
at a news conference, he Associated Press to share technology and progress, so perhaps some
didn’t identify the officials jing is harming American ministry said previously that other business secrets with pressure will help get us
and said they were talk- companies by pressuring Beijing will “resolutely de- potential Chinese competi- more progress to a more
ing about possible U.S. ac- them to hand over tech- fend” its interests if Trump tors. balanced economic com-
tion broadly, not individual nology. authorizes penalties. Despite that, the Chinese mercial relationship,” said
trade cases. Zarit mentioned possible Another chamber official, technology minister, speak- Zarit.
Trump has approved high- U.S. action on technology, Lester Ross, said the group ing at a Cabinet news con- “The membership does un-
er tariffs on Chinese alumi- steel and aluminum and was told Washington is pre- ference on Tuesday, reject- derstand that there needs
num, washing machines said, “If that does go for- paring to announce results ed suggestions companies to be some changes made
and other goods Wash- ward, I have been told by of its technology investiga- are forced to give up tech- here,” he said. “And to the
ington says are dumped certain officials that yes, tion after Trump delivers his nology. extent that the changes
abroad at improperly low definitely, there will be re- “State of the Union” speech “Today in China, it is ab- will be the result of some
prices. U.S. authorities are taliation.” to Congress this week. solutely impossible to de- pressure, then that’s what
investigating whether Bei- The Chinese commerce Chinese officials have ac- mand forced transfer of will happen.”q

Ex-Mississippi Gov. Barbour

arrested with gun at airport

told The Associated Press machine at a checkpoint photo was taken. Barbour
on Tuesday he was trying at Jackson-Medgar Wiley described the TSA officers
to board a flight Jan. 2 from Evers International Airport and the airport police as
Jackson to Washington. spotted a .38-caliber re- “very nice but very profes-
He said he forgot he was volver, loaded with five sional.”
carrying the gun, which he bullets, in a passenger’s “They did exactly what
had put in his briefcase af- carry-on bag. TSA con- they should have done,
ter an assistant removed it tacted airport police, who which was treat me like
from his car days earlier. arrested the passenger. anybody else,” Barbour
In a July 18, 2016 file photo, former Mississippi Gov. Haley “This was absentminded- The TSA would not release said.
Barbour speaks during first day of the Republican National ness and nobody’s fault the passenger’s name, but AP filed a public records
Convention in Cleveland. but mine,” said Barbour, Farbstein confirmed it was request with the Jackson
Associated Press 70, who lives in Mississippi a former governor, and airport authority Jan. 23,
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS his briefcase as he went and frequently travels to Barbour confirmed to AP seeking a copy of a po-
Associated Press through an airport security Washington for his job as a that it was he. lice report from the Jan. 2
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — checkpoint. lobbyist. Barbour said he did not incident. State law gives a
Former Mississippi Gov. Hal- Barbour — Republican Na- Transportation Security Ad- dispute Farbstein’s use of government seven work-
ey Barbour says he will pay tional Committee chair- ministration spokeswoman the word “arrest,” though ing days to respond, and
a fine after being arrested man in the mid-1990s and Lisa Farbstein said a TSA he said he was not hand- the airport had not done
with a loaded handgun in governor from 2004-12 — officer working at an X-ray cuffed and no mugshot so by Tuesday.q