Trump Looks to Assuage Trade Critics With Farm Package

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is seeking to blunt domestic opposition to its trade policies with a relief package for farmers affected by the U.S. trade spat with China, say officials involved in the discussions. [Bob Davis, Siobhan Hughes and Jesse Newman | April 12, 2018 | WSJ] The aid package, which could climb into the billions of dollars, is…

This Pentagon Paper Explains Why the Trump Administration Is Reining In Tech Trade with China

China’s investment in sensitive U.S. technology has the Trump administration so worried that it imposed tariffs on Chinese tech goods on Tuesday, while lawmakers are looking for ways to bar similar future investments. Why now? One reason is a recent Pentagon white paper that warns about Beijing’s plans to appropriate made-in-America tech. [BY PATRICK TUCKER | April 6, 2018 |…

NAFTA should work for everyone – not just investors

In the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Donald Trump all recognized that workers and communities have lost trust in the NAFTA approach to globalization. They all said we should manage globalization differently. [Stan Sorscher | April 6, 2018 | The Stand] Over the last few months, Canada, Mexico and the U.S. have had seven meetings…