Today’s #nusp2018 student debate is on EU trade policy at times of trade wars. Should we side with Trump or with China (neither is not an option) Stay tuned!
The group arguing for siding with China will go first
China is turning into a major economic super power and it is opening to trade.
China is leading the growth in global investment (especially in emerging markets
Argoment 2 The Trump administration is erratic in its policies, with consequences going beyond the current administration
China is more stable, and ,in the long run, a more reliable partner
3 Gropolitically, more convergence with China (e.g., Paris agreements, Iran nuclear deal, commitment to multilateralism
The final outcome of siding with China could well be to force the US to backtrack from trade wars
Questions on values: China does not share EU values. Reply: impossible to overlook the role played by China in the world arena
The group argues that the main objective (short run) of trying to block the trade war can go hand in hand with the objective of stronger ties with China
The turn of group 2: Sidd with the US
Argument 1: Tumo is fighting our war as well, as China takes advantage of both
Argument 2: US Is our first trade partner, and we share values
China’s market access is still very hard for both US and EU companies
Theft of technology is current practice, with negative impact on technical progress
Political argument: our constitutional values are in line with the US’, but much less with China’s
We are military partners with the US within NATO.
Political argument: after an initial EU ( Germany) bashing, Trump has recently focused only on China
The alliance between US and EU is de facto already there, in spite of America’s president unraliability
Statements are over. The debate is launched
Group one argues that the US should not go after China unilaterally.
The also insist that the strategic convergence between EU and US may be ended by a Trump tweet
Question for US group: why a stricter partnership with the US would force China to complain with trade rules?
Group 1 insists that CH is the new economic superpower. Group 2 answers that China does well breaking trade rules.
From discussion emerges that the main weakness of pro China group is the fact that china’s non respect of rules would be curbed with stricter ties
The main weakness of the pro US group is failure to explain why should the EU side with a country that abandoned multilateralism
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