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China sees opportunity as TPP fades

by Adam Allington
Jan 4, 2017
With TPP's demise, China promotes it's own agenda therous called R-CEP.
An protestor holds an anti-TPP sign at the Democratic National Convention. 
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Politicians who said they’d cut unpopular trade links must now deliver

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 4, 2017
Britain’s ambassador to the European Union has quit. Veteran diplomat Ivan Rogers took a swipe at the British government in his resignation letter.  He accused it of “muddled thinking” on Brexit.  The complexity of negotiations to dissolve trade pacts make it hard to deliver on promises politicians made to angry voters, both in Britain and the […]
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Trade rep nominee to tackle international deals

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 3, 2017
Lighthizer worked sensitive deals in Reagan Administration
President-elect Trump selected lawyer Robert Lighthizer as his administration's U.S. Trade Representative. 
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Why you don’t have to worry about the trade deficit

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 29, 2016
Even if Trump is.
A crane is reflected in a puddle as containers are unloaded. 
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China moves toward ban on all ivory trading

by Adam Allington
Dec 14, 2016
The government of China says it will soon announce a timetable to close down its domestic ivory industry. China has long been the site of the world’s largest market for both legal and illegal ivory. Conservationists say a total ban would effectively end the elephant poaching crisis in Africa. Click the above audio player to […]
Ivory items are shown to the media before being destroyed in Beijing on May 29, 2015.
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The ties that bind: the U.S. and Chinese economies

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 6, 2016
Tensions are rising, but their futures may be inextricably linked.
Two women running business of banners pose with a support banner for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Yiwu International Trade Centre on November 10, 2016 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China.   
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Trump's stance on tariffs divides Republicans

by Andy Uhler
Dec 6, 2016
Donald Trump promised big changes in America’s trade policy, and as president-elect he’s busy tweeting about it. Over the weekend, he warned that companies that move production out of the United States could face a 35 percent fine on things they sell here. But now some Republican leaders are suggesting they might not be on […]
President-elect Donald Trump exits elevators to talk with the media at Trump Tower on Tuesday.
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President has some broad powers when it comes to trade

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 5, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump has made many promises about what he’ll do once he’s president when it comes to trade.  He’s doubled down on some of them — for example over the weekend he tweeted that companies that move production out of the U.S. could face a 35 percent tax on the things they want to […]
US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during the USA Thank You Tour at the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 1, 2016. 
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Trump video address raises questions on regulation

by Lewis Wallace
Nov 22, 2016
Donald Trump says he’ll start ending regulations on day one in office, but how will it work?
Donald Trump speaks during a Virginia campaign back in September.
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How Donald Trump could reshape NAFTA

by Amy Scott
Nov 11, 2016
Withdrawing from the trade deal is simple. Renegotiating is harder.
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to the press with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell following a meeting at the Capitol.
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