The US trade war hypocrisy Morrison was too polite to mention
If the former PM detected any contradiction in US politicians asking for help in Congress on standing up to economic coercion, he did not acknowledge it.
Washington | There was a contradiction at the heart of a bunch of US politicians seeking help on how to stand up to China’s economic coercion, but it took an hour and a half before someone finally nailed it.
“Is the current tariffs policy that we are seeing from the Trump administration, quite frankly, playing into China’s hands?” Democrat representative Jill Tokuda asked former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison.
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Jessica Gardner is The Australian Financial Review’s United States correspondent. She was previously deputy editor - news. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jgardner@afr.com
