WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will launch a trade complaint against China over unfair government backing of its auto industry, a White House official said on Sunday. Obama will announce on Monday that he is initiating a case against China at the World Trade Organization over allegedly illegal subsidies for automobiles and auto parts during a campaign tour of Ohio, the official said. Ohio relies heavily on the auto industry and is a politically important swing state. Obama has said Beijing is abusing trade laws by imposing more than $3 billion (1.8 billion pounds) in duties on U.S. auto exports. (Reporting By Jeff Mason and Mark Felsenthal; editing by Christopher Wilson)...
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