constitute one of the largest free trader r eras in the worldd it will increase or expand the exports to each other. that s basically where this trade war is taking asia, towards greater regional and more integration or compliments to each other andles less depen danon the u.s. what do you make of the free trade deals the europeans are signing with european countries? it s a great point. glad you brought it up. it s important to also make clear this pattern you re describing began before the trade war broke out. the european union countries trade more with china and with is asia as a whole than the united states and trade more with asia than the united states. the transatlantic economic relationship was the bed rook of