Economy
July 6, 2017
Contention Expected at G20 Summit
Written by Sandy Williams
President Trump heads to Hamburg, Germany, today for the G20 summit with trade deficits and steel dumping on his mind. Trump is expected to receive strong opposition on any attempt to use the Section 232 steel investigation as leverage to influence trade talks. G20 leaders have been critical of the White House’s casting of national security as a reason for restricting imports of steel and aluminum.
Trump’s determination to crack down on dumping was evident last week when he told South Korean President Moon Jae-in that the U.S. was getting a “rough deal” from the KORUS agreement and called on South Korea to stop enabling the export of dumped steel.
