US-China trade: How dose of reality is pushing both sides to deal
It’s been 10 months since President Trump shocked the world with a tweet saying that trade wars could be “good, and easy to win."
Lately, evidence has been accumulating suggesting just the opposite. Tariff Man, as the president described himself in a tweet a month ago, is looking much more like Trade Negotiation Man. And Chinese officials appear less assured that they can weather the two nations’ nascent tariff war.
Why?
Economic pressures. Specifically, US stock markets plunged before Christmas, followed by a warning of slowing revenues from bellwether
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