For a long time, global trade has been a popular problem of hot buttons, but it has had a fever recently. President Donald Trump asked the free trade between countries and levied many controversial tariffs. These tariffs led to huge economic uncertainty. The same and mutual trade relationship sounds attractive on the surface, but is there really something like free trade? The DW documentary series checked this complex problem in a game without rules.
In this modern era, we were told that isolationism was a prosperous enemy. But did we sell the wrong premise? This film is to the United States, Germany, Switzerland, and Cameroon to test difficulty.
A bicycle factory in Germany has benefited a lot through flirting protectionism. Penat, we prevented the Chinese from dominating the global bicycle market. At present, China, Taiwan and Germany shared construction and rally tasks on each bicycle of German factories. In the United States, in the United States that has not been recognized in the United States, even traditional American brands are fully produced in China.
Film producers also explore the building and agricultural industries, including flooring, onions and chickens. They visited rich and poor communities to discover the differences in globalization. In addition to the real business owners, farmers and factory workers, the film also provides a large number of enterprise experts, which provides a valuable historical background for our current trade atmosphere.
Of course, giving up every framework of the movie is the risk of the global trade war. As stated in the movie, the protectionist guide can sometimes perform useful functions, but it may also lead to disaster consequences. After the global economic crisis, the United States and Germany have closed themselves from extremely high tariffs on global trade. The trade volume fell nearly two -thirds, and eventually ended with the formation of World War II and the formation of World Trade Organization.
By immersing it in recognized industries, and focusing on each of the affected players, no rules have provided clear and inspiring portraits for global trade.
Directed by: Tilman Achtnich
