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How Trump's trade war affects working-class Americans

  • Written by Jeffrey Kucik, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Arizona

President Donald Trump justifies tariffs on imports by arguing that “unfair trade policies” have harmed American workers. This has led to a trade war in which the U.S. and China have placed tit-for-tat tariffs on each other’s products.

Most recently, China said it’s ready to slap tariffs on US$60 billion in U.S. imports if...

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