Protectionist in example sentence

This is one reason why, after Mao Zedong’s communists triumphed in China in 1949 and other Asian nations gained independence, most Asian countries adopted protectionist inward-looking economic policies aimed at building domestic strength, keeping the “imperialists” out, and achieving self-reliance.

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Before the war, America had been highly protectionist.

And any nation that would become protectionist over the next few years would deprive itself of the chance of getting the benefits of growth in the world economy.

Today’s statesmen like to say that they have avoided the protectionist error as well, but is that true?

For starters, the coherence of Europe’s policies toward Russia improved: the EU threatened to use the World Trade Organization’s dispute-settlement mechanism when the Kremlin announced new protectionist measures in late 2012.

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