David McCormick on Free Trade

	David McCormick on Free Trade

Extend the Trump administration's model of fair trade

Retooling the China relationship should consist of five steps.

Extend the Trump administration's model of fair trade.
Reduce our dependence on China and secure our supply chains.
Stop U.S. companies from funding China's military modernization, technological ambitions, and human rights abuses.
Stand up to the CCP by protecting American innovation and holding China accountable for its thievery and abuses.
Finally, look to our friends and allies to out-innovate China.

Source: Press release on 2024 Pennsylvania Senate race, "China" , Mar 15, 2023

When China succeeds, the United States succeeds

In 2007, McCormick spoke as a member of the Bush administration inÿBeijing, where he said that "When China succeeds, the United States succeeds" and that the US owes "much of the strength and vitality of our economic relationship today to the remarkable success of China's economic development over the last three decades..." As a member of the Bush administration, McCormick pushed China to raise the value of its currency. In the past, McCormick supported theÿTrans-Pacific Partnership. Source: Wikipedia on 2022 Pennsylvania Senate race , May 22, 2022

With Bush: embrace trade; with Trump: America First

McCormick has highlighted the benefits of free trade stating in 2008 that "the key to remaining competitive in today's changing world is embracing openness to trade and to investment and to people".ÿAs a member of the Bush administration, McCormick pushed China to raise the value of its currency.

In more recent times, he has supported President Trump's America First policy, indicating a shift. In the past, he has seemed to argue that the benefits of free trade outweighed the downside of displacing American workers and suggested retraining those who whose jobs have become obsolete. He also opposed U.S. exports which gave advantages to China's military.ÿIn the past, McCormick supported theÿTrans-Pacific Partnership.

Source: Wikipedia on 2022 Pennsylvania Senate race , May 22, 2022

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