Has Donald Trump’s policy of imposing trade tariffs worked?

Has Donald Trump’s policy of imposing trade tariffs worked?

Tokyo pledges to invest in the United States and President Trump signs a significant trade agreement with Japan.

Donald Trump, the president’s pledge to halt global trade, says it is now working.

More than half a trillion dollars have been invested in Japan by the United States.

That comes in response to Trump’s new trade agreements with the Philippines and Indonesia, which the administration claims are benefits from.

Are these upcoming gains merely capable of obscuring the risks that lie ahead?

And who is winning and who is losing?

Presenter: Adrian Finighan

Guests:

The Fujitsu Future Studies Center’s Special Advisor is Tomohiko Taniguchi.

Eric Ham is a political analyst.

Source: Aljazeera

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