NEW YORK -- If world leaders were wondering whether a Democrat in the White House would reverse U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies and return them closer to those of former President Barack Obama, they received a rude awakening.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden, at the Democratic presidential debate in the U.S. city of Detroit, said he would not rejoin the TPP trade deal in its current form. © Reuters
NEW YORK -- If world leaders were wondering whether a Democrat in the White House would reverse U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies and return them closer to those of former President Barack Obama, they received a rude awakening.