Harris opposes sale of U.S. Steel to Japan's Nippon Steel

Sep 03 (Kyodo) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday she is against the planned acquisition of United States Steel Corp. by Japan's largest steelmaker, promising to build an economy that is good for working-class people, as her race for the White House against Donald Trump heads into the final stretch.

Regarding Nippon Steel Corp.'s plan, Harris, the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, said at a Labor Day campaign rally in Pittsburgh that the U.S. producer should remain domestically owned and operated.

Harris, hoping to shore up support from blue-collar workers, attended the event with President Joe Biden, who abandoned his bid for a second term in July. While vowing to further strengthen the country's manufacturing sector, she called U.S. Steel a "historic company." ...continue reading

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