This December 6, 2017 photo shows a loaded cargo ship at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai. Chinese exports surged more than twice the expected pace in November, official data showed on December 8, providing some more welcome news pointing to improvement in the world's number-two economy. Photo: AFP
This December 6, 2017 photo shows a loaded cargo ship at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai. Chinese exports surged more than twice the expected pace in November, official data showed on December 8, providing some more welcome news pointing to improvement in the world's number-two economy. Photo: AFP
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Is ‘The Art of the Deal’ author taking a page out of Sun Tzu’s ‘The Art of War’ with his trade dispute feint?

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Updated: 6:13pm, 3 Feb, 2018

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This December 6, 2017 photo shows a loaded cargo ship at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai. Chinese exports surged more than twice the expected pace in November, official data showed on December 8, providing some more welcome news pointing to improvement in the world's number-two economy. Photo: AFP
This December 6, 2017 photo shows a loaded cargo ship at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai. Chinese exports surged more than twice the expected pace in November, official data showed on December 8, providing some more welcome news pointing to improvement in the world's number-two economy. Photo: AFP
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