Here's the conclusion of the executive summary:
For
more than 20 years, the United States government has been committed
to trade policies that emphasized multilateral and other agreements
designed to promote incremental change in foreign trade practices, as
well as deference to international dispute settlement mechanisms. The
hope was that such a system could obtain better treatment for U.S.
workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses. Instead, we find that in too
many instances, Americans have been put at an unfair disadvantage in
global markets. Under these circumstances, it is time for a new trade
policy that defends American sovereignty, enforces U.S. trade laws, uses
American leverage to open markets abroad, and negotiates new trade
agreements that are fairer and more effective both for the United States
and for the world trading system, particularly those countries
committed to a market-based economy. The Trump Administration is
committed to this policy to increase the wages of American workers; give
our farmers, ranchers, services providers, and agricultural businesses a
better chance to grow their exports; strengthen American
competitiveness in both goods and services; and provide all Americans
with a better and fairer chance to improve their standard of living.
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