Trump’s Tariffs Sideline the U.S., as Asia Presses Ahead With Free Trade Deals


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Dec 18 2019 28 mins   9
While the U.S. under President Donald Trump becomes more protectionist, 15 Asia-Pacific countries are finalizing the world’s largest free trade deal. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, Wendy Cutler joins WPR’s Elliot Waldman to discuss Trump’s trade policy and the big trade stories to watch for in 2020. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter offers a free preview article every day of the week, plus three more complimentary articles in our weekly roundup every Friday. Sign up here. Then subscribe. Relevant Articles on WPR: Can the Limited U.S.-China Trade Deal Move Past ‘Phase One’? On Trade, Trump Had a Rocky Year. Will 2020 Be Any Different? Trump’s Trade Deals Can’t Fix What He Has Broken Is Trump About to Bring Down the WTO? Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie. To send feedback or questions, email us at [email protected].