But in warren , where rg steel recently announced hundreds of job cuts , it was clear attacking a us president 's trade policy was much easier than defending it .
J ? Rg wuttke , the chamber 's president , feels the investment climate is not improving , but is keen to point out that european calls for freer markets align closely to the interests of china 's own smaller and privately-owned enterprises , a key source of future growth .
" A year ago , this issue would have been dealt with differently but the tone has definitely changed and not for the better , " according to j rg wuttke , president of the european union chamber of commerce in china .
He is less vested in the ecb 's current course ; germany 's new man on the executive board , j rg asmussen , appears to be pragmatic ; the evidence of a slowdown is mounting .