'That's the only thing that will force them to change what they're doing. They don't feel the pressure yet to change,' Sen. Rick Scott tells CNBC.
to Montana and Nebraska that was intended to build goodwill with American farmers.
Scott said he understands the U.S. consumer has, in many ways, benefited from the growth in Chinese manufacturing because it has lowered the costs of goods. Even so, Scott said it's time to look elsewhere. "There's other countries to do business with," Scott said. He said unlike China, those countries are not trying "annihilate."
Scott said the reason he is arguing for Americans to stop buying Chinese products is because steps taken by President Donald Trump's administration haven't yielded change, though he described tariffs as the "only leverage" the U.S. has.its January promise to buy American soybeans. He also criticized China's record on human rights.
"We have to stand up to China," Scott said. "We don't have a choice. They've killed our jobs, they're killing people with the fentanyl. They're stealing technology. They're not a good player."
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