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Ed Markey: They may be a small part of a broader economic policy, but they should not be the central tool of our economic approach…

On the recordJuly 23, 2018
They may be a small part of a broader economic policy, but they should not be the central tool of our economic approach to China.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey critiques tariffs as ineffective central tools in U.S.-China economic strategy.

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