Speaking during a 2020 campaign rally in Panama City Beach, Florida on 8 May, 2019, President Trump said “We won’t back down until China stops cheating our workers and stealing out jobs.” Image: AFPSpeaking at a political rally in Florida last night, President Donald Trump echoed the late great native Floridian Tom Petty. Specifically, Mr. Trump was describing the U.S. negotiating posture in a critical trade negotiation:We won’t back down until China stops cheating our workers and stealing our jobs. If he’s referring to the theft of U.S. intellectual property, the President has a legitimate case but that doesn’t mean Chinese dictator Xi Jinping is willing to change his business model. Also, since President Trump inaccurately...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 09, 2019 19:25 UTC