1.4.9: Open Markets
Opened Markets All Over the World for American Products. Other Information:
President Obama and the Democratic Party know that America has the best workers and businesses in the world. If the playing
field is level, Americans will be able to compete against every other country on Earth. Over the last four years, we have
made historic progress toward the goal of doubling our exports by 2015. We have taken steps to open new markets to American
products, while ensuring that other countries play by the same rules. President Obama signed into law new trade agreements
with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama that will support tens of thousands of private-sector jobs, but not before he strengthened
these agreements on behalf of American workers and businesses. We remain committed to finding more markets for American-made
goods—including using the Trans-Pacific Partnership between the United States and eight countries in the Asia-Pacific, one
of the most dynamic regions in the world—while ensuring that workers' rights and environmental standards are upheld, and fighting
against unfair trade practices. We expanded and reformed assistance for trade-affected workers, and we demanded renewal of
that help alongside new trade agreements. Both publicly and privately, the President has made clear to the Chinese government
that it needs to take steps to appreciate its currency so that America is competing on a level playing field. This administration
has doubled the rate of trade cases brought against China by the last administration, and created a new government-wide Interagency
Trade Enforcement Center. The President is committed to continuing to fight unfair trade practices that disadvantage American
producers and workers, including illegal subsidies, non-tariff barriers, and abuse of worker rights or environmental standards.
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