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Trump’s hypocritical new tariffs are a chance for the world to fight back | Joseph Stiglitz
['Joseph Stiglitz']
The Guardian
The only difference this time is that he has a new pretext for abusing tariffs: stopping forced labour.
Of course, the administration is right that too little is being done about forced labour.
Not surprisingly, China, long a suspected source of goods produced with forced labour, has largely been given a pass.
If Trump’s actions motivate the EU to investigate forced labour in the US, it will be doing US workers a service.
In this case, Canada imposed tariffs on US goods in retaliation for Trump’s discriminatory tariffs.