So long as the counterpart trade deficits are concentrated in the US, there is a risk of protectionist action, particularly as the latter's economy slows down.

只要对方的贸易逆差集中在美国身上，就可能产生保护主义行为，尤其是在美国经济放缓之时。

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And for investors, a bet that they can withstand protectionist policies as well as shifts within China's economy look too optimistic.

对投资者来说，押注他们能够经受住保护主义政策及中国国内经济转型的双重压力，看起来太过乐观。

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Third, Tusher's bid to build a luxe lodge coincided with the blossoming of what had been, until then, an isolated, highly protectionist economy.

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Given the miserable state of the world economy, protectionist pressures have been remarkably quiescent.

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