As the European Union attempts to export its heavy-handed regulatory bureaucracy across the globe, Chinese President Xi Jinping told it no. These sweeping EU mandates, known as the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, are blatant attempts by failed social engineers in Brussels to regulate companies into oblivion.

President Donald Trump stood with our companies and drew a clear line in the sand by signaling his absolute position that Europe must repeal these directives before they harm global growth.