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I think people have some misunderstanding of FTA. FTA doesn't disallow anti-dumping and tariff punishment. Trump admin had slapped huge tariff on Canada/Mexico
by karmasimida 6y ago
I think people have some misunderstanding of FTA.
FTA doesn't disallow anti-dumping and tariff punishment. Trump admin had slapped huge tariff on Canada/Mexico on automobile/steel/logs, for example, when the NAFTA is still in place.
The other country can choose to slap counter tariff if they see fit, but they can nothing about each other's choice.
- makomk 6y agoThat's the trouble. The supposed anti-dumping measures seem to have very little to do with any actual dumping and everything to do with Australian politicians daring to criticise China - but because China is a totalitarian dictatorship with no free press, it's impossible to prove it. So letting countries like China enter into FTAs effectively gives them more economic leverage to force democracies like Australia to fall in line, since the whole point is to increase the amount of trade and economic dependency between the countries.
- wombatmobile 6y ago> So letting countries like China enter into FTAs effectively gives them more economic leverage to force democracies like Australia to fall in line Force? How? Can you give an example?
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