U.S and Japan Car Industries
It is unfortunate that the U.S. chose to use automobiles as its wedge to open
the alleged "closed" markets of Japan. One Japan-based managing executive of the
Big Three has even admitted that they consider the Japanese automobile market to
be open. Japan is not the island of protectionism in a sea of free trade that
its critic allege. The problem for the U.S. auto-makers is not a lack of market
access, but a lack of effort. The first step required for the U.S. auto makers
to sell competitively in Japan is not to impose of ridiculous tariffs, but to
have Detroit bring up the quality to Japanese standards. All in all, the U.S.'s
decision to use automobiles as its wedge to open the Japanese market was surely
a dangerous one. In addition, the utilization of unilateral actions by the U.S.
is clearly a violation of international trade law. Not only is this decision a
resemblance of managed trade but a policy which will weaken the leadership
position of......
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