Analysis: Trump tariffs ironically cast spotlight on Beijing-led free trade

How Mexico now has a trade advantage over Asia following the wave of tariffs imposed by Donald Trump Cristina J. Orgaz-BBC News World The economic implications of tariffs imposed by the United States on more than 60 countries or trade blocs are severe. They will impact on supply chains, on the price of things and on the pocket of citizens regardless of the country in which they live. In real terms, tariffs are applied in the early stages of the …

Analysis: Trump tariffs ironically cast spotlight on Beijing-led free trade

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bur

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With Trump’s extreme tariff measures—which have caused violent fluctuations in stock exchanges, favoring some speculators and with passenger damage to others—many governments intend to make the “free” trade regime and trade agreements appear as if they were something positive, because they would imply a supposed limitation on the tariffs of the countries involved.