Under cover of trade truce with Trump, China expands economic pressure toolkit - Reuters
Under cover of trade truce with Trump, China expands economic pressure toolkit Reuters
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"The hope on the Chinese side is for a longer lasting, more broadly rooted truce, but it's very much that 'if you want peace, prepare for war' logic."
— Joe Mazur , Academic
"Companies now face an asymmetry: China can reduce purchases from foreign firms with little consequence, while a foreign company that cuts its dependence on China risks investigation."
— Michael Hart , Executive
"rated the summit a "12 out of 10""
— Donald Trump , Politician
"The hope on the Chinese side is for a longer lasting, more broadly rooted truce, but it’s very much that ‘if you want peace, prepare for war’ logic."
— Joe Mazur , Academic
"The hope on the Chinese side is for a longer lasting, more broadly rooted truce, but it’s very much that ‘if you want peace, prepare for war’ logic."
— Joe Mazur , Academic
Key People
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Joe Mazur is a geopolitics analyst at the consultancy Trivium China.
Li Qiang is the Premier of China.
Michael Hart is the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in China.
Scott Bessent is the Treasury Secretary.
Xi Jinping is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China.
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China has used its trade truce with the United States to broaden its legal leverage, supply chain and critical technology controls, and expand its toolkit of retaliatory economic measures ahead of a summit between the nations next month.
China has used its trade truce with the United States to broaden its legal leverage, supply chain and critical technology controls, and expand its toolkit of retaliatory economic measures ahead of a summit between the nations next month.
China has used its trade truce with the United States to broaden its legal leverage, supply chain and critical technology controls, and expand its toolkit of retaliatory economic measures ahead of a summit between the nations next month.
China has used its trade truce with the United States to broaden its legal leverage, supply chain and critical technology controls, and expand its toolkit of retaliatory economic measures ahead of a summit between the nations next month.
China has used its trade truce with the United States to broaden its legal leverage, supply chain and critical technology controls, and expand its toolkit of retaliatory economic measures ahead of a summit between the nations next month.
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