Then US president Donald Trump, surrounded by business leaders and administration officials, prepares to sign a memorandum on intellectual property tariffs on hi-tech goods from China, at the White House in Washington on March 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Then US president Donald Trump, surrounded by business leaders and administration officials, prepares to sign a memorandum on intellectual property tariffs on hi-tech goods from China, at the White House in Washington on March 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters
David Dodwell
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Inside Out by David Dodwell

Why Biden’s China trade policy is still haunted by the ghost of Trump

  • Damaging though the trade war is, Biden cannot afford to risk mid-term votes. Also, his administration is more preoccupied with defence and security than trade and economics

David Dodwell
David Dodwell

Updated: 4:00am, 11 Oct, 2021

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Then US president Donald Trump, surrounded by business leaders and administration officials, prepares to sign a memorandum on intellectual property tariffs on hi-tech goods from China, at the White House in Washington on March 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Then US president Donald Trump, surrounded by business leaders and administration officials, prepares to sign a memorandum on intellectual property tariffs on hi-tech goods from China, at the White House in Washington on March 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters
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