China will love Trump’s trade policy

Whether it’s from Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders, the anti-trade movement in the US presidential election would boost China’s prospects, not America’s.
Source: DonaldJTrump.com
Source: DonaldJTrump.com
March 17, 2016

Free trade has become a major topic in the US presidential election. Both Republicans and Democrats are campaigning against free trade. If the US turns its back on trade, though, it won’t be American workers who will benefit. It may be China’s.

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