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    President Trump takes aim at trade with two executive orders

    President Trump signed two new executive orders today, aimed at reshaping US trade policy. One puts in place a wide-ranging study of America's half-trillion-dollar deficit with our largest trading partners.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Mar 31, 2017 • 1 min read

    President Trump signed two new executive orders today, aimed at reshaping US trade policy. One puts in place a wide-ranging study of America's half-trillion-dollar deficit with our largest trading partners. The other calls for stricter enforcement of anti-dumping laws to keep foreign manufacturers from undercutting US companies selling goods at fair prices. The orders come just one week before Trump meets with President Xii Jinping of China, which Trump has repeatedly accused of unfair trade practices. Peter Nicholas, who covers the White House for the Wall Street Journal, has details.

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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Peter Nicholas

      Wall Street Journal

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Border security and campaign promises
    1. 1:22President Trump takes aim at trade with two executive ordersYou’re reading this
    2. 7:58Is extreme vetting Trump's invisible wall?
    3. 41:24Making it easier for states to defund Planned Parenthood
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