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| | *[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/it-s-not-fair-trump-vows-to-take-on-the-eu-over-trade-kczszvqqz ‘It’s not fair’: Trump vows to take on the EU over trade]. ''The Times''. April 29, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018. | | *[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/it-s-not-fair-trump-vows-to-take-on-the-eu-over-trade-kczszvqqz ‘It’s not fair’: Trump vows to take on the EU over trade]. ''The Times''. April 29, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018. |
| | *Ferguson, Kate (April 29, 2018). [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5671347/Donald-Trump-hints-hitting-EU-trade-tariffs.html Donald Trump tears into EU accusing it of trying to 'take advantage of the US' as he hints he will hit the bloc with trade tariffs]. ''Daily Mail''. Retrieved April 30, 2018.</ref> | | *Ferguson, Kate (April 29, 2018). [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5671347/Donald-Trump-hints-hitting-EU-trade-tariffs.html Donald Trump tears into EU accusing it of trying to 'take advantage of the US' as he hints he will hit the bloc with trade tariffs]. ''Daily Mail''. Retrieved April 30, 2018.</ref> |
| − | *Among numerous other statements promoting an "America First" foreign policy, President Trump stated at a diplomatic press conference in April 2018 that the United States should prioritize its own needs over acting as the "policeman of the world."<ref>Samuels, Brett (April 30, 2018). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385521-trump-we-dont-want-to-be-the-policemen-of-the-world Trump: We don't want to be the policemen of the world]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 30, 2018.</ref> | + | *Among numerous other statements promoting an "America First" foreign policy, President Trump stated at a diplomatic press conference in April 2018 that the United States should prioritize its own needs rather than act as the "policeman of the world."<ref>Samuels, Brett (April 30, 2018). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385521-trump-we-dont-want-to-be-the-policemen-of-the-world Trump: We don't want to be the policemen of the world]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 30, 2018.</ref> |
| | *While not an official policy action, the Trump Administration took a strong stance against China after its government told airline companies to change how they refer to [[Taiwan]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]], criticizing the Chinese government for engaging in "Orwellian nonsense."<ref>Multiple references: | | *While not an official policy action, the Trump Administration took a strong stance against China after its government told airline companies to change how they refer to [[Taiwan]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]], criticizing the Chinese government for engaging in "Orwellian nonsense."<ref>Multiple references: |
| | *Shaw, Adam (May 5, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/05/white-house-slams-chinas-demands-to-us-airlines-as-orwellian-nonsense.html White House slams China's demands to US airlines as 'Orwellian nonsense']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 6, 2018. | | *Shaw, Adam (May 5, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/05/white-house-slams-chinas-demands-to-us-airlines-as-orwellian-nonsense.html White House slams China's demands to US airlines as 'Orwellian nonsense']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 6, 2018. |
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| | *Wong, Kristina (May 6, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/06/taiwan-thanks-trump-white-house-standing-china/ Taiwan Thanks White House for Standing Up to China]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 6, 2018.</ref> | | *Wong, Kristina (May 6, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/06/taiwan-thanks-trump-white-house-standing-china/ Taiwan Thanks White House for Standing Up to China]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 6, 2018.</ref> |
| | + | *May 29, 2018—While a symbolic move, the Department of Defense changed the name of the U.S. Pacific Command to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in recognition of India's increasing importance in the region.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | + | *Wong, Kristina (May 30, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/05/30/mattis-pacific-indo-pacific/ Mattis Announces Pacific Command Name Change to ‘Indo-Pacific Command’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 30, 2018. |
| | + | *Youssef, Nancy A. (May 30, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-changes-top-officer-name-for-its-command-covering-asia-1527716043 Pentagon Changes Top Officer, Name for Its Command Covering Asia]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved May 30, 2018. |
| | + | *Ali, Idrees (May 30, 2018). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-defense-india/in-symbolic-nod-to-india-u-s-pacific-command-changes-name-idUSKCN1IV2Q2 In symbolic nod to India, U.S. Pacific Command changes name]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved May 30, 2018. |
| | + | *Baldor, Lolita C. (May 30, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/05/30/pentagon-salutes-us-india-ties-with-command-name-change.html Pentagon salutes US-India ties with command name change]. ''Fox News'' (from the ''Associated Press''). Retrieved May 30, 2018. |
| | + | *Sanchez, Luis (May 30, 2018). [http://thehill.com/policy/defense/389972-us-pacific-command-changes-name-in-symbolic-gesture-towards-india US Pacific Command changes name in symbolic gesture toward India]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved May 30, 2018.</ref> |
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