Trump administration ↔ General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

Relations (1)

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The Trump administration is related to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) because its trade policies and bilateral deals have been cited as direct violations of GATT rules and non-discrimination clauses, as detailed in [1], [2], and [3].

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Why the US and the WTO should part ways - CEPR cepr.org VoxEU 3 facts

claimThe first Trump administration introduced a series of blatant violations of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.

claimThe bilateral trade deals pursued by the second Trump administration defy the WTO's purpose of promoting multilateral negotiations, as outlined in Article XXVIIIbis of the GATT.

claimBilateral trade deals pursued by the second Trump administration, such as those with the United Kingdom and China, violate the most-favoured nation (MFN) non-discrimination clause found in Article I of the GATT because these deals are not applied to all WTO members.