Obama Launching China Trade Case

NPR

Published September 17, 2012 at 10:16 AM EDT

President Obama will launch a new trade enforcement case against China Monday, using the power of incumbency to counter Republican Mitt Romney's criticism that he is ceding American jobs to the Asian power.

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