Greenspan on Seattle (Jim O'Connor)

[Barbara Laurence]

>At 09:38 PM 1/26/00 -0500, jim o'connor said:
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>>And Boeing is the US's biggest exporter, and China is Boeings' biggest
>>customer, and China demands local content rules which Boeing hates,
>
>what does this mean: 'local content rules'?
>
>les schaffer

Les, China has a local content rule (among others) that govern what
percentage of a Boeing aircraft has to be put together in China vs imported
whole from Seattle. And/or what phase of the mgf operation must be done in
China. These rules in China and elsewhere are ruled out by the WTO.
Jim O'Connor