“With respect to each individual partner and with respect to the U.S. economic situation, we have to make sure that our trade policies are tailored to the needs of our economy,” she told Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) who pressed her on why ‘free trade’ was such a dirty word these days, and demanded more market access for American agriculture.  Tai said this is not what other countries were asking for. “At this time, we do not have trade liberation in any of these discussions. But when it is something our partners want and something that we want, then we will discuss it.”

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