China has been something of a problem for the American labor movement over the past, oh, half century: It\’s absorbed hundreds of thousands of formerly American jobs, playing a big role in the collapse of U.S. manufacturing. During that time, no sitting AFL-CIO president has seen fit to pay a visit — until this past week, when Richard Trumka took a break from shutdown madness to do so.
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