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Don’t forget who started this trade war, the right says

By Bria Felicien
June 21, 2018

1. Trump's Tariffs Are a Defense Against China's Aggression

From WSJ: "Beijing seeks economic and military domination by taking U.S. technology and intellectual property."

2. China, not Trump, started this trade war

From New York Post: "China is robbing America blind and has to be stopped."

3. US-China trade row: What has happened so far?

From BBC: "Donald Trump campaigned for election on a promise to make trade fairer for the US, and his push to do so has him fighting with some of America's oldest trading partners."

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