Trump's duties go far beyond the solving of the US commercial deficit problem

The use of customs by US President Donald Trump went far beyond solving the problem of the US trade deficit – wrote the Washington Post (WP). According to the tariff newspaper, they serve to achieve a number of goals “related to state security and corporate interests”.

Citing internal government documents, the American daily wrote that in April, when Trump suspended the introduction of duties to enable negotiations on this subject, Officials have developed a strategy for exerting pressure on countries near China. Their goal was to strengthen defense cooperation with the USA, including by purchasing American military equipment.

According to WP, the White House tried to link trade agreements with the increase in defense expenditure in countries such as South Korea, Taiwan, India and Indonesia, as well as concessions to American companies, such as Chevron or Starlink Elon Musk.

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American negotiators were to strive to finalize contracts with many American enterprises; In Israel, they tried to block regulations that could force Chevron to sell shares in sea gas deposits. Trump also threatened Colombia's duties if he did not accept deported immigrants and Brazil, if he continues to chase former President Jaira Bolsonaro.

According to the Polish Army, national security goals were associated with the limitation of Chinese influence abroad – The proposals included the call of Australia to reconsider the Chinese lease of the port in Darwin, pressure on Madagascar to blocked Chinese military bases, or to convince the authorities of Mauritius to remove Chinese telecommunications equipment and call Argentina to introduce control over Chinese cosmic facilities.

The White House was also to strive, according to WP to use commercial negotiations in order to block the global climate agreement. In a note entitled “Protection of the interests of US navigation by breaking the program of the international maritime organization” Net-Zero Framework “” an official of the Department of State McCoy Pitt called on the head of US diplomacy Marco Rubio to bind trade agreements with other countries with their opposition to the UN plan regarding the reduction of emissions from large containerists.

From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)

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