MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The U.S. decision to slap steep additional duties on tire imports from China is meant to enforce trade rules and not spark a trade war, the White House said on Saturday.
"This is simply about enforcing the rules of the road and creating a trade system that is based on those rules and is fair for everybody," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters on Air Force One as President Barack Obama traveled to talk about his healthcare initiative.
(Reporting by Matt Spetalnick, writing by Jeremy Pelofsky, editing by Jackie Frank)
