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Trump's Trade Policies May Instead Bolster China's Global Influence, Not Weaken It
US trade policies under President Trump are instead strengthening China through tariffs and undermining America's alliances, contrary to the promised benefits of nationalistic policies.
Trump's trade policies are inadvertently strengthening China by imposing tariffs and undermining America's alliances, according to critics who argue that this approach is being sold to Trump's followers as a form of nationalistic strength, promising to reverse globalization and restore a mythologized past.
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