Trump’s rehashed promises on China risks giving Biden the upper hand
President revives 2016 campaign playbook to bring manufacturing jobs back to US but majority of firms have no plans to leave China
11 September 2020 - 10:23
President Donald Trump is reviving his 2016 campaign playbook on attacking China, but running as the incumbent means defending a record of only limited success in rewriting the economic relationship with Beijing.
Much of what the Trump team has laid out in recent weeks sounds like campaign promises made four years ago: stopping outsourcing and bringing manufacturing jobs back to the US, ending dependence on China for crucial inputs and supporting companies that make things in America...
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