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License to Operate: Wall Street’s Check on America First Policy

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U.S. vs. China: Where Does American Market Access to China Stand Today?

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Year	GTA Evaluation	Policy changes

Year	GTA Evaluation	Policy changes
2023	Discriminatory	1276
2024	Discriminatory	1192
2025	Discriminatory	1133
2022	Discriminatory	1050
2021	Discriminatory	838
2020	Discriminatory	572
2024	Liberalising	444
2019	Discriminatory	393
2025	Liberalising	348
2023	Liberalising	335
2018	Discriminatory	265
2016	Discriminatory	262
2022	Liberalising	262
2020	Liberalising	261
2013	Discriminatory	242
2017	Discriminatory	228
2015	Discriminatory	223
2014	Discriminatory	213
2021	Liberalising	209
2010	Discriminatory	121
2016	Liberalising	118
2018	Liberalising	117
2011	Discriminatory	112
2019	Liberalising	112
2012	Discriminatory	108
2013	Liberalising	78
2014	Liberalising	70
2015	Liberalising	68
2017	Liberalising	68
2011	Liberalising	36
2010	Liberalising	33
2012	Liberalising	28

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Affected jurisdictions

Jurisdiction	Nr. of policies
China	3213
Germany	2372
Italy	2179
United States of America	2177
United Kingdom	2117
France	2107
Netherlands	2053
Republic of Korea	2012
Spain	1989
Japan	1909
Belgium	1833
Thailand	1805
India	1782
Canada	1679
Malaysia	1676
Turkiye	1641
Poland	1622
Vietnam	1620
Austria	1569
Sweden	1557
Switzerland	1524
Mexico	1499
Singapore	1482
Denmark	1457
Indonesia	1456
Czechia	1423
Brazil	1403
Russia	1402
United Arab Emirates	1374
Finland	1351
Hungary	1339
Israel	1314
Hong Kong	1312
Australia	1308
Ireland	1233
Romania	1221
Portugal	1183
South Africa	1167
Norway	1156
Slovakia	1138
Philippines	1071
Greece	1057
Bulgaria	1020
Lithuania	1016
Ukraine	1012
Slovenia	957
New Zealand	947
Argentina	938
Egypt	883
Chile	877

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