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Scott Bessent: “Since the China shocked fair trade, free trade was not fair…”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Published | Video Starts at 14:25

What did they do on bringing back steel to the U.S. you know, President Trump, it's a dual strategy here. We want to engage with the Chinese, we want fair trade. Turns out Since the China shocked fair trade, free trade was not fair, and our great American workers got wiped out. We're bringing back factory jobs, but we are going to de risk. Secretary the more as time goes by and I think things happen even more quickly. (14:25–14:31)

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Asserts that China's trade practices harmed American workers.

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