- President Donald Trump's tough recent talk on trade gave him some small victories, in the form of new negotiations with China and South Korea.
- His strategy may be an intentional ploy to extract gains in international trade.
- While it's showing some signs of working, experts say his posturing may eventually backfire.
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Trump may have 'a method to his madness' by teasing a trade war — but it could still end in chaos
President Trump won some small victories on trade over the past few weeks, but his strategy may not work for long according to economists.
President Donald Trump fell into a familiar pattern during the month of March, announcing tough trade actions and eventually backing off the most damaging possibilities when allies raised concerns.
The moves have seemed to produce to produce some results:
- South Korea agreed to renegotiate
- China came to the table
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Intentional or not, so far Trump got some major concessions out of the tough talk but that doesn't mean the US will win so much that Americans get sick of trade wins.
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