[Theoria]

That happens in all industries. Imports from China and other countries have different standards and environmental concerns than with domestically similar produced products.

[9thLife]

That happens in all industries. Imports from China and other countries have different standards and environmental concerns than with domestically similar produced products.

Except that you are describing issues that are domestic in nature (to the foreign business). Tariffs and subsidies are meant to address these.

A closer analogy would be if the Chinese firm were able to finance a storefront in the US at a lower interest rate than an American one.

[citizen352]

Foreign manufacturers and farmers can use lead in paint, DDT on agricultural products, Formaldehyde in drywall and more than likely they can figure out some other shortcuts in product manufacturing and farming. If foreign manufacturers and farmers can send us products without having to conform to US law then that gives foreign manufacturers and farmers terrific advantages.