China Coped With Trump’s First Trade War. A Second One Will Be Tougher.
Beijing might have little choice but to reconfigure its economy should it become embroiled in a broader trade conflict.
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Here’s How Trump Could Lose the Coming Trade War
The bad news: The reason I say that is I believe that a trade war would be coming even if Trump had lost the election, largely because China is refusing to act like a responsible economic superpower. Unfortunately, Trump may be the worst possible person to guide U.S. policy through the turmoil that’s probably ahead.
Trump just might be able to impose higher tariffs without starting a trade war
It’s unlikely that tariffs can raise a meaningful amount of revenues that somehow shrink the federal deficit — that would have to come from spending cuts. Are tariffs a solution or a risky gambit? The new trade tariffs likely under “Trump 2.
Opinion
Donald Trump's Trade War Won't Hurt China | Opinion
By empowering our own industries to compete freely and fairly on the global stage, we cultivate resilience and economic freedom—without the need for isolationist tariffs that ultimately hurt American consumers and businesses more than they hurt China.
How China reduced its reliance on US farm imports, softening trade war risks
Since the U.S. and China imposed tit-for-tat tariffs in their trade war during Donald Trump's first presidential term, Beijing has taken steps to reduce its reliance on American farm goods in a wider effort to bolster its food security.
Why Trump’s trade war threat is dangerously weak
Donald Trump’s allies tell us that tariffs are principally a negotiating tool rather than a tax on consumers: if you threaten America’s trade partners with new duties, they’ll immediately cave and provide more favourable terms for the exports we produce domestically and sell into their markets.
As Trump Threatens a Wider Trade War, the U.S. Confronts a Changed China
The Chinese economy is more dependent on exports, making tariffs more potent, yet it’s less reliant on American markets and increasingly bent on self-sufficiency.
Opinion
China Can't Win Trump's New Trade War | Opinion
In recent days, China has been forcing down the value of the renminbi, partly in anticipation of Trump imposing new tariffs.
Send in the king! How Britain can dodge a Donald Trump trade war
LONDON — Donald Trump’s tariff threats are reverberating through the British government. The U.S. president-elect has promised to impose up to 20 percent flat tariffs on imports to his country, and U.K. officials are already war-gaming how they can protect billions in exports.
FirstFT: China readies itself for potential trade war with Trump
Also in today’s newsletter, US regulators plan to investigate Microsoft’s cloud business, and Disney-Reliance Indian media giant says TV ‘is not dead’
China’s Asymmetrical Tools for New Trade War Carry Global Peril
China wields new powers as it confronts the prospect of another trade conflict with the US, expanding its retaliatory reach ...
Europe must prepare for new trade war with US, ECB officials warn
The policies that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will implement once in office will likely put upward pressure on ...
Trump's proposed trade war raises the chances of a US recession to 75%, Wall Street strategist says
A BCA Research strategist, Peter Berezin, said investors should be underweight in stocks because of President-elect Donald ...
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China Trade War Is One Trump Doesn’t Have to Fight
And the president-elect seems to be gearing up for a trade war he no longer needs to fight. Eight years on from the first ...
China Tariffs Are Coming. Beijing’s Response Could Be a New Currency War.
It’s anyone’s guess how the People’s Bank of China governor will navigate the many shocks the former and future U.S.
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Chinese firms turn to executives with global expertise to counter trade war impact
Chinese firms hit by the U.S.–China trade war are increasingly hiring executives with international experience to help ...
Germany braces under collapsing government and looming Trump trade war
The re-election of former President Donald Trump has prompted uncertainty across Europe regarding security, geopolitics and ...