And, while Romney says that he would open new foreign markets, Obama has been doing just that, winning passage of three major trade agreements and increasing federal support for US exports, which have been growing nearly twice as fast as they did during the recovery from the 2001 recession. Moreover, Romney’s promise to charge China, America’s third-largest export market, with currency manipulation, and to impose large tariffs on Chinese imports, would almost certainly invite retaliation, causing a decline in US exports and jobs.
此外，尽管罗姆尼承诺会开拓新的海外市场，但奥巴马已经在做同样的事，奥巴马通过了三项重大贸易协定，并加大了联邦政府对美国出口的支持。与2001年经济衰退的复苏期相比，美国的出口增速已经接近当时的两倍。此外，罗姆尼信誓旦旦称要控告美国的第三大出口市场中国操纵汇率，并对中国进口产品征收高额的关税，这几乎肯定会招致中国方面的报复，从而损害美国的出口和就业。