US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Photo: AFP
Economy /  Global Economy

Donald Trump’s trade war is ‘holding gun to the head’ of US economy, US-China experts say

  • Panel of US-China experts in Washington have said US President Donald Trump’s trade war has failed to fundamentally change China’s behaviour
  • Melanie Hart, from the Centre for American Progress, said that Xi Jinping’s authoritarian rule is contributing to China’s economic slowdown
Topic |   China economy
Finbarr Bermingham
Finbarr Bermingham

Updated: 7:10pm, 19 Nov, 2019

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US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Photo: AFP
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Finbarr Bermingham

Finbarr Bermingham

Finbarr Bermingham has been reporting on Asian trade since 2014. Prior to this, he covered global trade and economics in London. He joined the Post in 2018, before which he was Asia Editor at Global Trade Review and Trade Correspondent for the International Business Times.