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November 23, 2020

Manning quoted in The Straits Times: RCEP signing a wake-up call for the US

By Robert A. Manning

On November 23, 2020, Robert Manning was quoted several times in The Straits Times.

A lot of people in the US feel the benefits of its global role have not lived up to the costs. And so, as the country essentially has an over-militarised role in Asia and it’s not delivering benefits, trade is not generating jobs in America.