That section says that countries can raise tariffs to respond to foreign subsidies or dumping. And all developed economies regularly use these tools to this day. And the list goes on and on. The international trade rules, as originally written after World War II, do not promote free trade as an end in itself. That's something that developed after World War II. They acknowledge those rules acknowledge that countries use tariffs that they need to develop and that they need to intervene to protect their economies and protect against imbalances. (23:02–23:09)
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Asserts that post-WWII international trade rules did not aim to promote free trade as an end goal.
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