US President Donald Trump believes that by reducing the US trade deficit with foreign manufacturers, he will be able to resuscitate domestic industries. Photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
How Donald Trump’s assault on the trade deficit with China has sapped American power
Richard Heydarian writes that the economic glue which once undergirded stability in Sino-American relations has placed the two superpowers on a collision course
US President Donald Trump believes that by reducing the US trade deficit with foreign manufacturers, he will be able to resuscitate domestic industries. Photo: AFP