| Author (Person) | Godement, François |
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| Publisher | European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) |
| Series Title | Article |
| Series Details | 20.04.18 |
| Publication Date | 20/04/2018 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog, News |
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The US protecting its own technology was not the same as a trade war. But were such a war to emerge, it may well be the apparently invulnerable Xi Jinping rather than the bullishly confident Donald Trump who found his country worse off as a result. Background US President, Donald Trump, has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports in March 2018, raising fears of a trade war with other countries, including China. He argued that the levies, of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminium, were needed to protect US national security. But many analysts and politicians believed that they were actually meant to protect domestic producers and meet Trump's pre-election promise to return manufacturing jobs to the US. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.ecfr.eu/article/why_china_probably_wont_go_to_trade_war_with_america |
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| Subject Categories | Trade |
| Countries / Regions | China, Europe, United States |
