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Trump’s tough NAFTA trade position leads to impasse at fourth round of talks

Aaron Schrank Oct 17, 2017
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Trump’s tough NAFTA trade position leads to impasse at fourth round of talks

Aaron Schrank Oct 17, 2017
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The contentious fourth round of NAFTA negotiations concluded in Washington, D.C. today without a deal in sight. Trade reps from Canada and Mexico rejected outright a number of hard-line protectionist policies proposed by U.S. negotiators, proposals which Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland described diplomatically today as “unconventional.” Could these seemingly irreconcilable sticking points on President Donald Trump’s bold trade agenda derail NAFTA altogether? 

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