Sen. Sasse: U.S. trade strategy toward China underwhelming, unclear

Washington’s trade strategy toward Beijing lacks substance and clear goals, according to Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE), who contends the best way to address unfair Chinese trade practices is to lead the Trans-Pacific Partnership. “A bilateral strategy without clear goals that just always has the risk of either intentionally or accidentally drifting into a trade war -- that doesn’t help us, that doesn’t solve these problems,” Sasse said at a May 23 event at the Heritage Foundation. The U.S., which has...