IN 1968 THE NIXON PROPOSED "OPENING" CHINA'S ECONOMY. THE US GDP WAS LESS THAN ONE-SIXTH OF THE WORLD TOTAL. FIFTY FIVE YEARS ON, THE US GDP IS MORE THAN ONE-FORTH OF THE WORLD TOTAL. TRUMP'S ANTI-TRADE, ANTI-CAPITALIST, PROTECTIONIST POLICIES WOULD UNDO THIS PROGRESS.