Electronics executive warns Congressional committee about protectionism

Electronics executive warns Congressional committee about protectionism U.S. companies shouldn't be denied access to producing in China, a member of the Consumer Electronics Association, which represents more than 2,100 consumer technology companies, told a Congressional committee last week.
   'A global network of production — in particular, production in China — allows U.S. companies to keep a strong manufacturing presence in the United States,' said Skip West, president of MAXSA Innovations, in testimony delivered Thursday before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade.
   West testified that the global production network allows U.S. technology companies to keep a robust domestic manufacturing presence focused on high-value products where U.S. manufacturers retain a competitive advantage, while keeping innovative products coming to the market at affordable prices for U.S. consumers, a key CEA position.
   He also urged Congress not to take measures inconsistent with World Trade Organization obligations.
   'The result may be retaliatory measures by China or other countries against our exports,' West cautioned.