China’s Trump cards in the coming trade war escalation

US policymakers should think more about retaliatory responses to probable tariff increases

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China Comes Out Swinging as Trump Trade War Looms

Beijing is brandishing an expanded arsenal of countermeasures as President-elect Donald Trump threatens across-the-board tariffs on Chinese-made goods.
The Wall Street Journal - 1d
Trump’s tariffs are the opening rounds of Trade War II

Trade’s importance to America’s security and global standing shouldn’t be underestimated.
MarketWatch - 1d
Ukraine war escalates as Biden sends $20bn loan before Trump presidency

Both sides scramble to put their forces in best position in preparation for expected change in US foreign policy. The grinding war between Ukraine and its Russian invaders has escalated ahead of ...
The Guardian - 1d
Larry Summers warns Trump will start an ‘uncontrolled’ cold war with China

The economist and former Treasury secretary says inflation will be a bigger threat than Chinese industry.
MarketWatch - 2d
US companies lawyer up in preparation for Trump’s trade wars

Legal and accounting firms expect a fee bonanza from efforts to avoid expected tariffs and export controls
Financial Times - 4d
Ukraine war briefing: Trump urges China to help end Ukraine war

After meeting US president-elect, Volodymyr Zelenskyy cautions that Ukraine needs a ‘just and robust peace, that Russians will not destroy within a few years’. What we know on day 1,020. See all ...
The Guardian - 4d
If Trump’s tariffs start a trade war, it would be an economic disaster | Mark Weisbrot

The president-elect’s two main arguments for his tariff threat – to reduce migration and to combat drugs – are not credible. “To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff, and it’s my ...
The Guardian - Dec. 4
China bans exports of key microchip elements to US as trade tensions escalate

Semiconductor restrictions on China announced by Washington a day earlier prompt retaliation involving critical minerals including gallium and germanium . The Chinese government has said it will ...
The Guardian - Dec. 4