Trade dispute: How does Trump like it

Yesterday's enemy, today's friend – or the other way around: US president Donald Trump's trade policy is becoming more arbitrary. This is what the most recent decisions show.

Trade dispute: How does Trump like it
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    After all, a few jobs have already created Donald Trump's trade policy – in his own government. The Department of Commerce has DieAbteilung, which has been supplemented by exceptions from recently imposed metal Einfuhrzöllenentscheidet, by some employees. Now 8,200 applications that US companies Bislangeingereicht have 19Sachbearbeiter work re. They want to be spared from punitive duties on steel and aluminium that US President introduced in March. Most of companies depend on metal imports – and se will become more expensive nundeutlich. The success of companies ' applications is still völligoffen: No single decision has been made to date.

    Trump's metal duties have its own executive Unvorbereitetgetroffen – and show how erratic and erratic its Handelspolitikbislang is. A clear strategy is not recognizable, even his mantrahaftwiederholtes make America Great Again (Maga) does not always apply. His trade policy does not appear to be subordinate to DemZiel new jobs in United States, but rar shows preference desEx-real estate moguls for haggling and pompous appearance.

    He is not disturbed by fact that he is facing long-standing trading partners and allies like EU. Almost two months after entry into force of injunction, it is still open wher surcharge of 25 percent on imported steel and ten percent on aluminium will in future also increase price of products from Europe, Canada and Mexico. Trump's ultimatum for a negotiated solution expires at end of May. If no compromise is reached by n – and it has been seen to date – trade restrictions will also be effective for EU. Unless Präsidentgewährt again quickly postpone. He had already done that at end of April of last second.

    Ministers become extras

    Trump's trade policy is a one-man show in which against backdrop top government staff is reduced to an extras role. Lastly, trade minister got to feel Wilbur Ross, who leads Verhandlungenim conflict with Chinese government. Trump has threatened country with trade restrictions of up to 150 billion US dollars. China steals jobs from its export successes, Soeinfach is logic of trumps. The Chinese have announced countermeasures aimed primarily at companies in Wahlkreisentreffen where Trump followers live.

    At beginning of May, a high-ranking delegation, including Finance Minister Steven Mnuchin and Trade Commissioner Robert Lighthizer, travelled to Beijing to pay far-reaching concessions to Chinese. If China wanted to prevent EinenHandelskrieg, Americans demanded that it applicant within two years to reduce its trade surplus with US by 200 billion dollars. In addition, Chinese would have to stop all subsidies for new industrial technologies, reduce ir import tariffs to us levels, adopt measures to protect vonUrheberrechten, open ir services and agriculture fully to American competition. And by way end Cyberspionage. The Chinese countered similarly relentlessly.

    Dochkaum was Ross back in Washington, his boss put on a spektakuläreKehrtwende: he plays himself to savior of ChinesischenTelekomunternehmens ZTE. ZTE is one of largest smartphone manufacturers in China and had to cease operations a few days ago. In April, AmerikanischeHandelsministerium had banned US companies from selling to ZTE in next seven JahrenBauteile or software – for Chinese company that relies on domicile chips and software from US companies such as Intel and Qualcomm, this meant From. The US government accuses ZTE of violating Iran and North Korea sanctions between 2010 and 2016 and has illegally shipped US goods to Iran. Justice Minister Jeff Sessions personally threw ZTE in March to have lied.

    Date Of Update: 18 May 2018, 12:02
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