US President Donald Trump raises his fist as he arrives at Bangor International Airport in Maine, US, on June 5. Photo: Reuters US President Donald Trump raises his fist as he arrives at Bangor International Airport in Maine, US, on June 5. Photo: Reuters
US President Donald Trump raises his fist as he arrives at Bangor International Airport in Maine, US, on June 5. Photo: Reuters
Anthony Rowley
Opinion

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Is Donald Trump bluffing about starting a financial war with China? Chinese officials aren’t so sure

  • As the US president ups the rhetoric, Chinese officials are taking seriously the possibility of a financial war, which could take the form of the US cutting the country out of the international payments system or seizing Chinese assets

Anthony Rowley
Anthony Rowley

Updated: 9:16am, 24 Aug, 2020

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US President Donald Trump raises his fist as he arrives at Bangor International Airport in Maine, US, on June 5. Photo: Reuters US President Donald Trump raises his fist as he arrives at Bangor International Airport in Maine, US, on June 5. Photo: Reuters
US President Donald Trump raises his fist as he arrives at Bangor International Airport in Maine, US, on June 5. Photo: Reuters
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Anthony Rowley

Anthony Rowley

Anthony Rowley is a veteran journalist specialising in Asian economic and financial affairs. He was formerly Business Editor and International Finance Editor of the Hong Kong-based Far Eastern Economic Review and worked earlier on The Times newspaper in London