A Chinese-made industrial robot at the World Robot Conference in Beijing. President Xi Jinping is now focused on making state-owned enterprises stronger. Photo: AP A Chinese-made industrial robot at the World Robot Conference in Beijing. President Xi Jinping is now focused on making state-owned enterprises stronger. Photo: AP
A Chinese-made industrial robot at the World Robot Conference in Beijing. President Xi Jinping is now focused on making state-owned enterprises stronger. Photo: AP
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Does Trump even have an endgame in trade war with China? 

Cooler heads could still prevail, but it seems unlikely as Beijing and Washington up the stakes in a tit-for-tat spat that could play havoc with the world’s economy

Topic |   US-China trade war
Keith B. Richburg
Keith B. Richburg

Updated: 1:55pm, 7 Apr, 2018

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A Chinese-made industrial robot at the World Robot Conference in Beijing. President Xi Jinping is now focused on making state-owned enterprises stronger. Photo: AP A Chinese-made industrial robot at the World Robot Conference in Beijing. President Xi Jinping is now focused on making state-owned enterprises stronger. Photo: AP
A Chinese-made industrial robot at the World Robot Conference in Beijing. President Xi Jinping is now focused on making state-owned enterprises stronger. Photo: AP
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