Mark Rutte Quotes

The biggest trading partner of the United States is not West Germany or Japan, it's right here.

The principal linkages between Japan and the U.S. global economies are trade, financial markets, and commodity markets.

If the Chinese can't buy U.S. products, they'll buy them from European countries and then develop stronger economic ties with France and Germany and perhaps side more with those countries when international issues flare up.

The U.S. - E.U. economic relationship dwarfs America's economic ties with China.

The United States is a nation located in the global economy, and we get enormous, enormous benefits from dealing with foreigners.

Mexico believes in free trade.

America wins when we trade and export and import.

I do believe that international trade agreements benefit both nations, always.

Britain has always been at its most successful when it's a trading nation.

So the American economy needs the world, and the world needs the American economy.

Old ideas of not trading because 'they won't open their markets to us' miss the entire point of allowing goods to be imported into the United States - because we want and need them and because someone here believes that the good or service received in exchange for our dollars creates value for them.

The U.S. and China need to take steps - mostly individually, sometimes together - that will have the mutually beneficial effect of supporting and sustaining economic growth.

I think because we're such a trading nation, I think Canadians understand that first and foremost we're part of the global economy.

We were talking about really getting Europe on its feet. It was our hope that there would be a breakdown of trade barriers in Europe first, and then eventually a breakdown internationally, which would help increase trade with Europe.

Our trade opens to all the world.

I think bolstering free trade is a boon to the dollar.

U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market.

I fully support global commerce.

The leaders of the world's largest economies agreed during the November 2008 G20 summit not to create barriers hindering global trade and capital flows. Russia shares these principles.

A key U.S. initiative in this trade war must be to develop reliable trading partners in the world.

Nonetheless, the developing countries must be able to reap the benefits of international trade.

The European conflict shall not be continued by economic war after the military operations have ceased. British policy shall be directed toward promoting free commercial intercourse between all nations …

We're part of a global economy whether we like it or not.

International trade is not a zero-sum game.

[Foreign] Trade is necessary to modern comfort and prosperity.