Donald Trump, it will be recalled, made trade policy a large part of his push for the U.S. presidency. In particular, he announced he would not sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which had been negotiated by his predecessor, Barack Obama.
The Australian Government was party to those negotiations and a strong supporter of the TPP. The TPP went ahead without the United States.
The U.S. President also criticised the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and various trade…
