Over 40 countries object at WTO to U.S. car tariff plan

U. S. national security is in danger because of Donald J. Trump.

Of course they object, They want to keep their cake and eat it too. They will make misleading untrue statements to continue on with their unfair trade protectionist and targeting practices.

E U, China, Japan and others do not want to give up one penny of huge trade surpluses in their favor year after year. WTO needs to ask these protectionist countries to dismantle their trade barriers for truly free and fair trade.

President Trump must stay the course to achieve what is truly free and fair trade.

President Trump must stay the course to achieve what is truly free and fair trade. why would any country want to bow to Trumps threats doing so will just embolden America to keep doing it when it doesn't get its way, I say to the EU Japan Canada Mexico CHina is stand your ground, make FTAs with Asia and EU and leave the US out, will see what the US economy and job market looks like in a couple of years, those red states are going to take a Yuge hit.

The only way is fair trade. This should not be denied. All that Trump is asking for is fair trade. This America has not had for the last 40 years. America has lost most of it's industry because of unfair trade tactics.

It is time for those protectionist objecting countries to admit to their unfair trade practices, but this they will not do.

Here the transcript of the Dutch PM visiting Trump the day before yesterday.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/07/03/trump-got-a-dose-of-dutch-bluntness-from-visiting-prime-minister/?utm_term=.6e785a5ce506

The Dutch Prime Minister along with other EU members want to keep things as they are, their goose that lays the golden egg, and that golden egg is the large US consumer market.

Problem is most US products are crap and US consumers generally prefer other countries' products.

This issue is not so much about so-called 'fair and free trade', but more about US corporations that over the past 50 years moved their production offshore so US consumers could expand their buying power by having access to cheaper products while the corporations made more profits from cheaper offshore labor.

But why do all the supporters of Trump's actions, here on JT, ignore that simple fact of not only history but modern consumer and corporate behavior???

Problem is most US products are crap.

Most products that I buy from the USA are of very good quality.

and US consumers generally prefer other countries' products.

Most of my American friends buy mostly American made products.

America buys from overseas, because most hard line and soft line industries in the U S have been targeted and destroyed by other countries. Once destroyed with under the table trade practices, the market is theirs. A good example is what was once Americas television industry. This is just one of many many.

Huge trade surpluses have been accumulated by other countries with unfair trade, year after year. Some others may not understand fair trade, but Trump certainly does.

Boycott Boeing! Boycott Boeing!

All countries affected by Trump's madness should stop buying Boeing airliners and turn to Airbus! Lets see how many people going to lose their jobs in Seattle and let them rally in fury at the Republicans and the noises finally reaching Trump's ears!

Is Trump wanting fair trade madness? Should stop buying Boeing airliners . . . is laughable.

The WTO is toothless. It needs an independent police that can fine and enforce

It is time for those protectionist objecting countries to admit to their unfair trade practices, but this they will not do. and its time that the US remove $10s billion of unfair subsidies to it farmers , dairy and automakers, but this they will no do also, so America trading partners will keeps tariffs in place to compensate. No country wants job losses by buying American products that are artificially cheap due to the American governments policies. free and fair trade means just that.

Many countries subsidize their farmers. For one, take a look at Japan.

The Dutch Prime Minister along with other EU members want to keep things as they are, their goose that lays the golden egg, and that golden egg is the large US consumer market.

Not only Europeans but many of your compatriots with interests in international business like to keep it that way too.

The Trump administration could together with the EU urge China to do business based on 'level playing field' and do something about the IP issue.

Instead they choose to start a trade war on 2 or more fronts.

Many countries subsidize their farmers. For one, take a look at Japan

The US is subsidising their farmers too.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/why-do-taxpayers-subsidize-rich-farmers/2018/03/15/50e89906-27b6-11e8-b79d-f3d931db7f68_story.html?utm_term=.8af28f2e60fa

Ooops, not been reading that in the context of a previous post :)

This issue is not so much about so-called 'fair and free trade', but more about US corporations that over the past 50 years moved their production offshore so US consumers could expand their buying power by having access to cheaper products while the corporations made more profits from cheaper offshore labor.

But why do all the supporters of Trump's actions, here on JT, ignore that simple fact of not only history but modern consumer and corporate behavior???

Good point.

American MNCs thrived in Europe back in the days when there was no single market and for example 'destroyed' all initiatives for a European computer industry as they could treat Europe as single market before the European countries were able to do so.

American MNCs have by far the largest stake in agricultural supply chains to Europe and the rest of the globe etc.

@ Ray Payne

In another thread you revealed that you once were a supervisor at a plant of America's most iconic brand. An MNC with something like 900 production facilities around the globe so I'm a bit surprised by your 'ethnocentric' view on international business.

I think you're more 'global ' then you're posing here :)

The US of A and many other nations signed in 1947 the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) a legal agreement whose overall purpose was to promote international trade by reducing or eliminating trade barriers such as tariffs or quotas.

Since the Nixon administration global business is based on paper money printed in the US.

In short: the US thrived by free trade as they had major influence on institutions, regulations and agreements. As they didn't like they simply didn't sign.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/steel-tariffs-consequences/554690/

Many countries subsidize their farmers. For one, take a look at Japan. yes Japan is bad on subsidies and is slowly removing them , mostly because their farmers are old and beginning to retire. tariffs or subsidies the effect is the same giving your farmers an unfair advantage. You cant blame Canada putting tariffs on American milk when the US government subsidies its dairy farmers about 70% of their income, if Canada didnt tariff American milk they would dump cheap subsidies milk into Canada destroying its milk industry leaving only American farmers remaining. If Trump really wants fair trade, negotiate subsidies removal along reciprocal tariff remove then well have a level playing field for both sides