In Trade War With U.S., China Gets the Upper Hand

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Source: WSJ




So far, Beijing hasn’t had to give up much to avoid the most punitive U.S. measures
By Greg Ip
May 22, 2018 5:30 a.m. ET

Among all the trade fights that President Donald Trump has picked, his hand against China is the strongest. That fight has economic, strategic and political logic that his confrontations with Canada, Mexico, Western Europe and Japan lack.

Yet China, incredibly, appears to be winning. Though it is still early days, China has thus far escaped the bulk of threatened U.S. tariffs while giving up almost nothing of substance.



Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-shies-from-pressing-his-advantage-in-china-trade-fight-1526981400

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Even the WSJ is not optimistic about trumps dealing with China


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