Open up! US comes knocking on Asia’s door amid trade reset


US President Donald Trump’s prospective chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer at his confirmation hearing in Washington on Feb 6. - Bloomberg

WASHINGTON: Trade winds have blown a certain way for decades: Asia has mostly been the exporter and the US the biggest importer. Asia is also the producer, while the US is the consumer with an enormous appetite.

That may be about to change, as the White House, under new management, looks for ways to cut the largest trade deficit in the world, amounting to more than a trillion dollars.

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