free trade
noun
: trade based on the unrestricted international exchange of goods with tariffs used only as a source of revenue
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The shift is also a consequence of the 2020 free trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, that has persuaded manufacturers to invest in those countries instead of China.
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Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2024
Policy-makers shouldn’t let fear of trade with China hinder efforts to expand free trade with Not-China.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
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Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2024
Policy-makers shouldn’t let fear of trade with China hinder efforts to expand free trade with Not-China.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Free trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20trade. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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