At a hearing held by the U.S. government on free trade negotiations with pan-Asia-Pacific countries on March 6, the American Textile Group Association opposed free trade with Vietnam and stated that the textile industry would oppose any agreement and demanded that Obama The administration reversed its plans for trade negotiations during the Bush administration.
The chairman of the American Textile Group Association believes that non-market economy countries such as Vietnam have long been identified as posing a threat to the U.S. manufacturing industry and its workers.