Donald Trump achievements: Trade policy

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This article is a non-exhaustive list of achievements by U.S. President Donald Trump, his administration, and Congress related to trade policy.

2017

Executive actions, 2017

  • January 23, 2017—Trump signed an order that withdrew the United States from the globalist Trans-Pacific Partnership.[1]
  • March 18, 2017—The Trump Administration forced the G-20 to remove its opposition to protectionism and its support for free trade from its joint statement.[2]
  • March 31, 2017—President Trump signed two orders. The first order instituted a crackdown on violations of anti-dumping laws and help to officials to collect penalties already owed to the U.S. The second order ordered a report by the Department of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative on the causes of the U.S. trade deficit due within 90 days.[3][4]
  • April 20, 2017—President Trump signed a memorandum directing the Department of Commerce to investigate whether steel imports pose a threat to U.S. national security.[5][6]
  • April 25, 2017—After Canada changed its milk pricing policy, putting U.S. farmers at a severe disadvantage,[7] the Trump Administration imposed tariffs at rates up to 24% on Canadian lumber imports.[8] The Trump Administration increased the tariffs in June 2017[9] and made them final in November 2017.[10]
  • April 27, 2017—President Trump signed a memorandum opening a Department of Commerce investigation into whether the high level of aluminum imports constitutes a threat to U.S. national security.[11]
  • April 29, 2017—President Trump signed two executive orders, one ordering the U.S. to review all of its free trade agreements including NAFTA, and the other establishing a White House trade policy office.[12][13]
  • May 11, 2017—President Trump approved a trade deal with China which would increase American exports.[14]
  • May 18, 2017—President Trump began the process of renegotiating NAFTA.[15]
  • June 12, 2017—The U.S. and China made an agreement that would allow American beef products to be exported to China.[16] U.S. beef imports began entering China soon afterward.[17]
  • July 8, 2017—In the final G-20 common statement, the Trump Administration, which was ideologically opposed by the other G-20 nations, successfully received concessions from them on the statement on trade.[18]
  • July 2017—A month after allowing the U.S. to export beef, China allowed the U.S. to export rice to the nation.[19]
  • July 31, 2017—The United States and Ukraine agreed to have the U.S. export coal to Uraine, so the latter could gain energy independence from Russia.[20]
  • August 8, 2017—The Trump Administration placed a punitive import tax on Chinese aluminum foil imports after to a preliminary determination that the country was illegally dumping the product into the U.S.[21]
  • August 14, 2017—President Trump signed an order directing U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to conduct an investigation into whether China is stealing U.S. intellectual property.[22]
  • September 26, 2017—The Commerce Department instituted a 219.63% preliminary tariff on Bombardier's CSeries jets due to a complaint from Boeing that the Canadian government was unfairly subsidizing the aircraft.[23] On October 6, 2017, the Department of Commerce added an additional 79.82% duty on the CSeries jets, making the total tariff be at about 300%.[24] However, in January 2018, the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled against the tariffs.[25]
  • November 28, 2017—The Commerce Department self-initiated anti-dumping investigations on Chinese aluminum imports – the U.S. rarely self-initiates such investigations, with the previous self-initiated investigations taking place in the late 1980s and early 1990s.[26] That same day, the administration enacted duties on Chinese tool chests and cabinets.[27]
  • November 30, 2017—The Trump Administration formally opposed giving China market economy status in the World Trade Organization.[28]

Other achievements, 2017

While the following achievements were not official United States government policy actions by the Trump Administration, they were closely related to the Trump Administration and its policies:

  • U.S. coal exports to Europe and Asia rose 60% in early 2017 compared to the previous year.[29]
  • President Trump took a very strong stance on trade policy as president,[30] and he recognized that America's previous leaders were to blame for the U.S. past trade failures, rather than other countries such as China.[31]

2018

Executive actions, 2018

  • January 22, 2018—President Trump imposed tariffs on solar energy product and washing machine imports, using a section of U.S. trade law last used early in George W. Bush's presidency.[32]

References

  1. ↑ Multiple references:
  2. ↑ Multiple references:
  3. ↑ Trump signs executive orders to crack down on trade abuses, increase enforcement. Fox News. March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ Korte, Gregory (March 31, 2017). Trump executive orders will target trade 'cheaters'. USA Today. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  5. ↑ Alexander, Harriet (April 20, 2017). Donald Trump praises 'historic day for American steel' as he launches investigation into imports. The Telegraph. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ Westwood, Sarah (April 20, 2017). Trump administration opens sweeping trade investigation. Washington Examiner. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ Tobin, Michael (April 26, 2017). NAFTA: Wisconsin dairy farmers' uncertain fate escalates US-Canada trade war. Fox News. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  8. ↑ Epstein, Jennifer; Light, Joe (April 25, 2017). Donald Trump intensifies Canadian trade dispute by placing huge import tariff on lumber. The Independent. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  9. ↑ Skerritt, Jen (June 26, 2017). U.S. to Impose Additional Tariffs on Canadian Lumber Imports. Bloomberg. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ Multiple references:
  11. ↑ Moons, Michelle (April 27, 2017). Trump Orders Investigation into National Security Threat of World Aluminum Excess. Breitbart News. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  12. ↑ Korte, Gregory (April 29, 2017). On his 100th day in office, Trump orders review of free trade agreements. USA Today. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  13. ↑ Greenwood, Max (April 29, 2017). Trump signs order calling for review of trade deals. The Hill. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  14. ↑ Multiple references:
  15. ↑ Dinan, Stephen (May 18, 2017). Trump begins NAFTA renegotiation. The Washington Times. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  16. ↑ Multiple references:
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  20. ↑ Multiple references: Coal shipments started in August 2017:
  21. ↑ Multiple references:
  22. ↑ Multiple references: USTR Lighthizer formally launched the investigation on August 18, 2017:
  23. ↑ Multiple references:
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  25. ↑ Multiple references:
  26. ↑ Multiple references:
  27. ↑ Vinik, Danny (December 1, 2017). 5 things Trump did this week while you weren't looking. Politico. Retrieved December 2, 2017. The International Trade Commission approved the duties on January 3, 2018:
  28. ↑ Multiple references:
  29. ↑ Multiple references:
  30. ↑ Multiple references:
  31. ↑ Multiple references:
  32. ↑ Multiple references: President Trump signed the tariffs into effect the next day: See also:
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