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When China joined the World Commerce Group at the beginning of this century, its surging exports rattled US manufacturing. Costs fell, jobs grew to become much less profitable, and communities that relied on these jobs have been hit arduous. President Donald Trump appears decided to convey these jobs again to the US. Is that reasonable and even fascinating? The FT’s chief economics commentator Martin Wolf speaks to MIT economics professor David Autor concerning the “China shock” and the (doubtlessly extra vital) AI problem that lies forward.
