Chinese Drywall

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said in a media release Tuesday he pressed Chinese officials in recent trips there to cooperate more fully in investigations of defective high-sulfur drywall that was made in China and is ruining homes in the United States.

Nelson’s remarks came immediately before a separate journey to China this week by a delegation of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which is investigating hundreds of complaints from homeowners in Florida and elsewhere about the ill effects of drywall made in China.

According to Nelson’s statement, the trips send a message that the United States is serious about China taking responsibility for some the problems caused by its drywall. Nelson said in the release he intends to insist that drywall be on the agenda for planned meetings this fall between President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao.

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