Nonilex<p>…Foreign govts have bristled at the idea that their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/steel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>steel</span></a> exports are a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> threat to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>, in part because American <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/demand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demand</span></a> for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/metals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metals</span></a> far exceeds the country’s current ability to produce them.</p><p>The US imports very little steel directly from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> because of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> that were previously in place. But the US steel industry argues that China’s massive steel production pushes down the price of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metal</span></a> globally, making it harder for US mills to compete.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a></p>