301 tariff relay: A fresh push to sideline the US in the global trade landscape

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : The EU also saw its exports up 5.0% and imports up 9.3% year on year in April.
58% : The EU is intensifying its efforts for trade agreements with over 70 trading partners, ranging from North America to the Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America.
55% : EU and CPTPP are in talks for a super trade alliance, the largest in the world.
52% : The intra-RCEP trade exceeded $6 trillion in 2025, larger than intra-EU trade and nearly twice as large as the US's global imports.
47% : 73% of international trade flows are still following WTO rules, and the US is increasingly sidelined in the world trade landscape.
46% : Canada has announced it a target of doubling its exports to non-US markets in 10 years and is in close talks with the EU for a free trade arrangement.
40% : China elevated its free trade agreement with ASEAN to version 3.0, and bilateral trade increased by 22.9% year on year during H1 2026.
34% : It has signed an agreement with Mercosur and enhanced cooperation with the Free Trade Union of Africa.

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