China Rubber Industry Association
Mary Xu, Deputy Secretary General
Founded in 1985, the China Rubber Industry Association is an independent coalition of more than 800 Chinese rubber-using businesses and affiliated organizations. The following is excerpted from an August 7, 2009, statement by Mary Xu before a hearing of the Trade Policy Staff Committee of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on the matter of "Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From China."I have traveled here from China for today’s hearing to demonstrate the critical importance to our industry of returning our valued United States customers. I will make a few brief remarks about the merits of…