Timeline of Trump 2.0 Trade Policy
At the beginning of his second term, President Donald Trump implemented a series of new trade policies to adjust the economic balance and serve the United States' strategic objectives. Below are the key actions taken by the Trump administration and the reactions from the related countries.
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