Abstract
The desire of many policymakers to tame the Chinese Dragon is apparent. But what is particularly disappointing is the little, if any, reflection on how to induce the government in Beijing to change course, whether with respect to domestic policy or foreign economic policy.
Highlights
Even by the standards of politicians, President Trump pursued his international policy goals in a transactional, self-centred and unilateralist manner
After four of the worst years for transatlantic relations since the World War II, it is only natural that many policymakers and analysts want to turn the page
That the world has moved on implies that the chapter of transatlantic cooperation, if there is to be one, will probably look different from the past. This is just as well for, at least as far as trade policy cooperation is concerned, arguably little of first-order importance has been accomplished since European nations and the United States joined forces to create the World Trade Organization a generation ago
Summary
Even by the standards of politicians, President Trump pursued his international policy goals in a transactional, self-centred and unilateralist manner. During the past two months, many proposals have been advanced to revitalise transatlantic cooperation on a host of climate change, economic, geopolitical and trade-related matters.
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