Trump Will End China PNTR, says Sen. Cotton

 Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark) is confident that President-elect Trump will push Congress to approve his legislation ending China’s Permanent Normal Trade Relations status once he takes office. Mr. Trump supports the bill and will be pressing for its approval, Sen. Cotton told the Wall Street Journal’s annual CEO Forum.  The President-elect’s pick for Secretary of State, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla), is a co-sponsor of the legislation.

In response to a question, Sen. Cotton suggested that Mr. Trump’s threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico is “an effective negotiating tactic” to get the two countries to crack down on border security in order to stem illegal immigration. But “when he talks about tariffs on China, that’s a horse of a different color,” he said.