Updates | The Week of April 3, 2017

As President Trump prepares to meet with President Xi Jinping of China, several safeguards that have prevented a trade war between the U.S. and China are no longer present, argues Daniel Ikenson in Cato@Liberty.

President Trump signed two executive orders Friday, intended to combat what the President views as unfair trade practices that damage the U.S. economy (WSJ).

The orders can be found here and here.
The trade orders are inconsequential and reflective of the failure of President Trump’s broader trade agenda, writes Paul Krugman (NYT).
Although Trump did not sign the executive orders at the signing ceremony (WaPo), he reportedly signed them later (WSJ).

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