European members of Nato have mounted an unusual lobbying campaign against an expected US crackdown on steel imports, arguing it will hit American allies rather than China, the intended target.
Military officials from Germany and the Netherlands have in the past two weeks taken their case to the Pentagon and James Mattis, the US defence secretary, who, Washington officials say, has been passing on their concerns.
The US is set to base its clampdown on national security grounds. Domestic manufacturers argue that dumping by China and other countries has hurt their ability to supply the American military.
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