America's accession to the TPP's successor should be an urgent priority.
Ministers pose during an opening session of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Tokyo Saturday, January 2019. Credit: Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo
TOKYO – Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s isolationist and protectionist “America First” policies seriously damaged America and its global leadership role. Raising tariffs on imports to the United States — in particular, from China — succeeded only in prompting other countries to impose reciprocal tariffs on U.S. goods. Trump’s trade policy therefore ended up hurting most Americans, from farmers to middle-class consumers.
Under Trump, America also unilaterally
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