by Rob Lever
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Even as protests grow about US imports from China, many Americans may find it hard to manage without the range of products that dominate or in some cases monopolize the marketplace.
Safety concerns over Chinese-made goods prompted further comments in Congress over the past week and led President George W. Bush to establish a new panel to review the safety of imported goods.
Yet economists and consumers say that Chinese-made products have become so ubiquitous ….
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