This isn't China's first rodeo (or trade war)

04/23/25 • 32 min

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The New Statesman | UK politics and culture

China's modern history is also a story about trade. So how will the echoes of the past 200 years shape the trade war that Donald Trump has waged on the world's second largest economy?

Katie Stallard is joined by Rana Mitter and Kevin Xu.

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China's modern history is also a story about trade. So how will the echoes of the past 200 years shape the trade war that Donald Trump has waged on the world's second largest economy?

Katie Stallard is joined by Rana Mitter and Kevin Xu.

Read: What will China look like in 20 years

Read: Interconnected

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