- Universal Postal Union, a 192-country treaty that helps to set international postage rates.
- The decision appears to be a direct shot at China.
- Chinese goods coming into the US are currently subject to lower postage rates, making it cheaper to ship items into America.
- The Trump administration argued this gives an unfair advantage to China and incentivizes importing knock-off goods from the country.
- The move is also the latest salvo in the US-China trade war.
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Trump is pulling the US out of an obscure 144-year-old treaty to take a shot at China in the trade war
President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the Universal Postal Union treaty, a 144-year-old postal agreement with 192 member countries. The target of the move appeared to be Trump's new rival: China.
President Donald Trump announced that the US would pull out of an obscure 144-year-old postal treaty, in what looks to be his latest direct shot at China.
The Trump administration announced Wednesday that the US would leave the
The decision also mirrors the growing nature of the conflict with the Chinese. The US has undertaken a series of efforts that point to an escalation of its confrontation with Beijing, including sanctions on members of China's defense ministry and allegations of election tampering.
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