Let’s look at this a bit differently, from the view of their American competitors-
Three U.S. steel producers are objecting to Allegheny Technologies’ request to import tariff-free steel from Indonesia — imports the Pittsburgh specialty metals producer says it is required to buy as part of a joint venture with a Chinese partner.
Allegheny Technologies does not want the
25 percent tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed on steel imports to apply to 336,000 metric tons of stainless steel slabs it plans to import annually from an Indonesian mill owned by China’s Tsingshan Group, the world’s largest stainless steel producer...
But the company’s domestic competitors — two of whom have overseas owners — say the joint venture with Tsingshan will make the Chinese steelmaker stronger at the expense of U.S. producers. They also warn that Tsingshan could use the joint venture to steal technology, a common complaint of China critics.
“The ATI-Tsingshan joint venture actually poses a threat to U.S. national security,” Outokumpu Stainless USA said in a Commerce Department filing.
The U.S. arm of Finish steelmaker Outokumpu said there is a risk Tsingshan will get access to ATI’s intellectual property and pass it on to the Chinese government, where it could be used for military purposes.
Competitors object to ATI's plea for tariff relief
