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To open up global trade we need to understand 'protectionism'

Mol Triumph, the world's largest container ship, docked in Hamburg

G20 leaders need a smarter approach to protectionist policies that threaten free trade. Image: REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Shuaihua Cheng
Digital Member, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a speech at the meeting of the G20 health ministers in Berlin, Germany, May 19, 2017.    REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch - RTX36KR1
Angela Merkel will chair the G20 Leaders' Summit in Hamburg later this year - will protectionism be back on the agenda? Image: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
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