ECONOMIC RIVALRY

May 10 2026POLITICS

How Ohio’s Job Losses Show the Cost of Relying on China

Back in the 1970s, China was struggling to feed its people. Factories were rare, and most citizens survived on government-assigned housing with little income. Life expectancy was low—just 59 years—and the average person earned barely $130 a year. Meanwhile, the U. S. was booming. The average America

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