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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not a fan of Trump but I agree with him on China. For too long we have allowed them to steal our IP, block imports and subsidize exports. The mistake Trump is making is that he has alienated our allies so that there is no unified approach.  [/quote]

I used to think this as well, but do you seriously think that anyone in the EU is going to work effectively and efficiently with the US in a trade discussion with China? Seriously? Those guys trip over themselves trying to counter balance the power of the US. For them, snubbing US is a competitive sport among their own little group. Just look at their actions in the UN and their attitude towards NATO. Dragging them along, and I do mean dragging, will only slow down the progress at the best, and at the worst one or more of them may side with China on certain issues and cause the process to implode.

I'm not going to say it's smart for Trump to leave other countries out, because I don't know if he seriously thought about the above dynamics, maybe he knew it at an instinctive level. He seems to be all for bilateral negotiations, seems to be just how he prefer things to be done. [/quote]

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