The Chinese are using "free trade" to do what they want - blackmail the West while enforcing protectionist policies at home.
Viet Tan also advises organizations on using trade to leverage human rights.
They also use trade linked schemes to launder monies.
At the beginning, people tend to use 'counter trade' to get the maltose crackers.
"We should use trade to lift up standards around the world, not drag down standards here at home."
Moreover, the political impetus to use trade to solve the world's other ills seems likely to accelerate.
In short, our common objective is to use trade for development.
The Economic Partnership Agreements are about using trade as a lever for development.
For this reason, we must not simply use trade as an answer to everything.
Europe would also use their goods and trade with Asian countries for tea, cloth and spices.