Make China Pay for Its Polluting Advantage

null Nov. 24, 2023 12:22 pm ETSmoke billows from chimneys at a chemical factory in Hefei, China, March 10, 2010. Photo: jianan yu/ReutersI have never read a more pro-China, pro-Russia, anti-American editorial in the Journal than the one regarding my Foreign Pollution Fee Act (“Republicans for a Carbon Tax,” Nov. 20). The FPFA seeks to recognize the challenges U.S. manufacturers and workers face by placing a tariff on excess Chinese emissions. It puts the U.S. on equal footing with Chinese manufacturers who cheat and pollute to gain a competitive advantage. China can minimize the fee by adhering to the same environmental standards as U.S.-based manufacturers. Is that too much to ask?Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Continue reading your article witha WSJ subscriptionSubscribe NowAlready a subscriber? Sign InSponsored OffersAvis: Black Friday Deal: 25% Off + 1 Free Day Avis Discount CodeExpedia: Exclusive Expedia Coupon: 25%

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Make China Pay for Its Polluting Advantage

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Nov. 24, 2023 12:22 pm ET

Smoke billows from chimneys at a chemical factory in Hefei, China, March 10, 2010. Photo: jianan yu/Reuters

I have never read a more pro-China, pro-Russia, anti-American editorial in the Journal than the one regarding my Foreign Pollution Fee Act (“Republicans for a Carbon Tax,” Nov. 20). The FPFA seeks to recognize the challenges U.S. manufacturers and workers face by placing a tariff on excess Chinese emissions. It puts the U.S. on equal footing with Chinese manufacturers who cheat and pollute to gain a competitive advantage.

China can minimize the fee by adhering to the same environmental standards as U.S.-based manufacturers. Is that too much to ask?