"In the summer of 2015, according to a Pew Research Center poll, Republicans said free trade deals had been good for the country by 51 to 39 percent. By the summer of 2016, Republicans said those deals had been bad for America by 61 percent to 32 percent.
"It’s not that the deals had changed, or reality. It was that Donald Trump became the Republican nominee and his dark fearfulness became the party’s dark fearfulness. In this case fear is not a reaction to the world. It is a way of seeing the world. It propels your reactions to the world."
- David Brooks, The New York Times (1/27/17)
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
"Make China Great Again!"
There are signs that the Chinese leadership is already stepping in to fill the leadership void developing under Mr. Trump’s presidency. Last week, Mr. Xi spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, recommitting China to globalization and free trade. China is also poised to take a leading role in environmental policy, given Mr. Trump’s hostility toward climate agreements.
China Can Thrive in the Trump Era
The New York Times (1/25/17)
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