American hypocrisy: Trump attacks countries for ‘cheating’ on trade – but the U.S. does it too

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Open this photo in gallery: Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to global trade talks – after refuting that very idea only days ago – the question is whether all these countries will be more inclined to speak up about the U.S.’s own behaviour.Reuters United States President Donald Trump loves to talk about making a deal, yet when Vietnam called to negotiate the 46-per-cent tariff he slapped on the Southeast Asian nation last week, no offer seemed good enough. Unlike China, which retaliated against the U.S. with tariffs of its own, Vietnam offered to drop its tariffs to...