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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
Former US President Donald Trump’s isolationist and protectionist “America First” policies seriously damaged America and its global leadership role. Raising tariffs on imports to the United States — in particular, from China — succeeded only in prompting other countries to impose reciprocal tariffs on US goods. Mr Trump’s trade policy therefore ended up hurting most Americans, from farmers to middle-class consumers. Under Mr Trump, the US withdrew from the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, and launched a conte…