Oct 8, 2019
New U.S.-Japan trade deal benefits some farmers and e-commerce
The deal comes at a time when other parts of the Trump administration’s trade agenda have stalled.
President Trump shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a bilateral meeting at the G7 Summit in August 2019.
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The U.S. and Japan signed a limited trade agreement on Monday, a deal that would win back benefits American farmers lost when President Donald Trump pulled out of a broader Asia-Pacific pact his first week in office. While rewarding American farmers, the new U.S.-Japan mini-deal does not resolve differences over trade in autos.
But deals with China and other trading partners have stalled — why did this one move forward?
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