Economically, the trade war may be bad news for Xi Jinping, but ideologically and politically it is a gift. As Donald Trump bragged to his acolytes in Washington that foreign leaders were queuing up and "kissing my ass", Beijing was announcing a "fight to the end". Trump may be about to discover that it is unwise to insult Beijing. The harder he plays it, the harder Beijing will play it back. read more
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"Boeing shares fall on report that China has halted its deliveries as part of trade war"
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As they say, it's only just begun.
"Chinese funny people; when say go,' mean go.'"
Charlie Chan
Docks of New Orleans
Apt description, Cariolanus.
No need to fear facts defeating "alternative facts" in that closed feedback loop.
Garbage in, garbage out.