Opinion: Pollution is China's secret weapon

Everyone knows that China is a global economic predator, but not everyone in Utah knows it has a dangerous and destructive strategy against American workers through toxic production processes.

For decades, Utah’s workers have been bound by regulatory challenges while China freely floods our markets with cheap products produced by a labor force that toils in questionable working conditions that may indeed be dangerous.

Today, championed by our “America-first” leadership in Washington and Salt Lake City, we have a tremendous opportunity to level the playing field.

When Utah’s legislature passed HR5 last year, a resolution urging Congress to hold foreign polluters accountable through our updated trade policies, a clear and succinct message was relayed to Washington: Stop rewarding pollut