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Originally Posted by goofyballer
What? Does Merkel's party normally fade people out when they talk too long, even a Secretary? I think you're implying this is out of the ordinary. I don't know if that's true.
But, even if true, it wouldn't be very interesting, imho. The interesting thing is what Secretary Ross was discussing.
From the article you cited:
“As your biggest customer, we hope to obtain a larger share of your market,” he said. “We, as major trading partners of each other, should have a free-trade agreement.”
After organizers cut Ross off during a call to counteract dumping in international trade, Merkel rejected his criticism of Germany’s surplus. She argued that direct investment to the U.S. by German companies should also be considered.
Germany’s Economy Ministry later weighed in to the debate, saying Ross’s criticism “contained nothing new” and dismissing a report he is compiling on the potential risks to the U.S. of steel imports -- a document that Germany fears could have grave consequences for its own steel industry.
“We have absolutely no ground to believe that German steel exports to the U.S. pose a threat to the country’s security,” ministry spokeswoman Tanja Alemany told reporters in Berlin on Wednesday. “Trade is not something where the one side wins and the other side loses.”
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To me, the interesting question is what is Trump trying to accomplish and is he making traction. It appears to me (1) he is trying to improve conditions for steel business in the U.S., (2) but I don't know whether he is succeeding.
I don't know much about this, but thanks for the article. This is what I find interesting about it.