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Policy Brief No. 201704
February 9, 2017

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Trump rhetoric will be difficult to implement
Guo Zhifang,  Li Chunding

Now that Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 45th US President, many of his rhetorical stances are expected to become policy, among which include his plan to wrestle manufacturing away from Mexico.

Trump's goal toward stopping the manufacturing of US products in Mexico is reflected in three areas: levying high punitive tariffs on imports from Mexico, renegotiating or even withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and enforcing administrative intervention on US-based firms that invest and manufacture in Mexico.
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