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Trump was dealt a winning hand on trade – his hardball negotiating tactics are squandering it

  • Written by James Lake, Associate Professor of Economics, Southern Methodist University
Trump had a full hand, but he may have squandered it.Happy Author/shutterstock.com

As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the G-20 summit on Nov. 30, the stakes could hardly be higher.

The two countries are in the middle of a trade war Trump launched earlier this year, one of the hardball...

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