US President Donald Trump (left) and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
To protect US trade, Donald Trump needs to stand firm on intellectual property protection demands with China
- If the US loses its technological edge, the trade war is irrevocably lost. Not just Trump but many Americans believe it would be better to have no deal at all than one that fails to satisfy the US on the intellectual property issue
US President Donald Trump (left) and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: AFP
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang gives a press conference at the end of a European Union-China summit at the European Council in Brussels on April 9. China is unlikely to cut a trade deal with the US that will not be extended its other trading partners. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Opinion
Inside Out
Hold the champagne, Mr Trump. China isn’t about to give the US a preferential trade deal
- Trump’s tariff war is harder to win than he claimed. Studies have found that the US economy is paying the costs of his tariffs. Meanwhile, China’s overtures to other trade partners suggest it won’t cut a preferential deal with the US
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang gives a press conference at the end of a European Union-China summit at the European Council in Brussels on April 9. China is unlikely to cut a trade deal with the US that will not be extended its other trading partners. Photo: EPA-EFE