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Robert E. Lighthizer: “Hang tough. Don't go for the soybean solution. Go for the structural change. This is our one chance.”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2019
Hang tough. Don't go for the soybean solution. Go for the structural change. This is our one chance.
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Robert E. Lighthizer

Editor's note · Context

Lighthizer advises against temporary solutions, urging for lasting structural changes in China.

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