Trump's imperial-style overreach on trade may prove detrimental to US
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TWO recent developments are bringing America's trade strategy toward China into focus. The first, which affects bilateral trade negotiations, is no surprise: US President Donald Trump has abandoned his bluster for vague promises - to enforce property rights, loosen restrictions on foreign investment, and stop pressuring foreign companies to share their technology - that China has made before. The second development, which concerns America's allies, is more revealing - and treacherous.
In the last few months, the Trump administration has released its negotiating objectives for a possible trade agreement with the United Kingdom after Brexit, as well as future talks with the European Union. Most of those objectives are not particularly surprising; they seek to maximise access to UK or EU markets, while protecting sensitive US sectors. But they do include one highly unusual provision.
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