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Biden calls for tripling tariffs on Chinese metals (www.bbc.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

That's just the beginning of it. USA pushes every global south country to cut agricultural subsidies on the grounds that they are violations of some WTO agreement. The policy changes that caused the famous year-long farmers' protest in India were supported by the US because they would have significantly cut government aid to farmers and farm owners.

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