International Freedom and Trade
Mercatus is taking on the “China Challenge.” Mercatus research shows how the United States can engage with other great powers, including major authoritarian regimes around the world, in a way that is both market-preserving and liberty-preserving. Neither blunt-force measures like import tariffs nor “romantic engagement” that overlooks security consequences will achieve this goal.
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Myth 8: A Tariff on Cars and Auto Parts Would Mean More Cars Built in the US
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Myth 7: Tariffs Will Revitalize the American Manufacturing Sector
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Myth 6: Our $566 Billion Trade Deficit Reduces the Size of Our Economy
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Myth 5: China Is Misbehaving and Tariffs Will Make Them Change
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Myth 4: The WTO Is a Terrible Institution That Doesn’t Serve the Interests of the US
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Myth 3: Our Competitors Are Taking Advantage of Us with Trade Barriers.
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Myth 2: Hiking Tariffs Is a Great Way to Get to a Zero Tariff World
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Myth 1: Trade Wars Are Good and Easy to Win
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Myth 8: A Tariff on Cars and Auto Parts Would Mean More Cars Built in the US
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Myth 7: Tariffs Will Revitalize the American Manufacturing Sector
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Myth 5: China Is Misbehaving and Tariffs Will Make Them Change
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Myth 2: Hiking Tariffs Is a Great Way to Get to a Zero Tariff World
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