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[[Chris Christie (Trade)| (section page)]]
===Free Trade Agreements===
Christie supports new free-trade agreements like the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership(TTIP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), at least in theory. The main caveat is that he doesn’t trust President Obama to deliver a good deal:
[http://www.newsweek.com/chris-christie-all-you-need-know-354901 (Newsweek)]
===North American Trade===
Last September, Christie traveled to Mexico to help boost its trade with New Jersey. He followed up with a trip to Canada in December. He explained his reasoning for the two trips:
[http://www.newsweek.com/chris-christie-all-you-need-know-354901 (Newsweek)]
====Energy Cooperation and NAFTA====
Christie emphasizes the importance of energy cooperation and trade among North American countries. On that score, he thinks the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) needs revision:
“I do think that we need to take another look at NAFTA.…It’s been 20 years now since NAFTA was put into effect and what’s the next chapter going to look like? We know what’s happened over the last 20 years with NAFTA, but I think we need to be talking to our neighbors about what the next generation of NAFTA will look like.”
[http://www.newsweek.com/chris-christie-all-you-need-know-354901 (Newsweek)]
