IGT | Inside Global Trade
Policy Brief No. 201858
July 31, 2018,
-The paper has been published in Global Times, July 29, 2018.-
“Triple punch” policies to bring years of trade tensions
Su Qingyi
US President Donald Trump has adopted a hard-line trade policy and recklessly instigated the trade conflict with China. This is the result of a combination of adjustments to his trade, foreign, and fiscal policies. These intertwined policies will likely stretch China-US trade frictions throughout Trump's presidency.
First of all, the adjustment to the trade policy includes a shift from multilateral free trade to regional free trade and pressuring other countries to open their markets.
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