Iowa farmers on Thursday urged members of Congress to be cautious in seeking to curb Chinese theft of U.S. intellectual property and unfair trade tactics, noting the nation's importance as a consumer of soybeans and other commodities. “We need to be deliberate and thoughtful, please,” Iowa farmer Suzanne Shirbroun said at a House Committee on the Chinese Communist Party roundtable in Dysart, Iowa. She said revoking China’s permanent most favored nation status would “decimate agriculture exports and could deal a great blow to the American farmer."

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