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Target Europe; India’s Special Pass

Target Europe The frustration with Europe in the Trump Administration is palpable. China has been viewed as unfair competition but out of design. It was a poorer country overly granted concessions that must now be clawed back. By contrast, Europe is viewed as manipulative, taking what should be a balanced relationship but creating rules to the disfavor of U.S. suppliers. In a podcast for USDA, USTR Robert Lighthizer complained that Europe has put up barriers to U.S. agricultural trade and, “We have to change that.” Moreover, he thinks the aggressiveness of Trump trade policy has empowered his ability to negotiate because now, “No one thinks we're bluffing.”  With China, the Trump Administration’s opponen...

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