Source: Niv Ellis, THE HILL, 6/18/20


President Trump on Thursday said options to "decouple" the U.S. economy from China were on the table. Decoupling refers to a process of separating the two countries' intertwined economies and supply chains, which would amount to a major economic realignment. "It was not Ambassador Lighthizer’s fault (yesterday in Committee) in that perhaps I didn’t make myself clear, but the U.S. certainly does maintain a policy option, under various conditions, of a complete decoupling from China. Thank you!" Trump tweeted Thursday afternoon.

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