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trade conflict
Also known as: trade conflicts
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Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org 7 facts
claimThe United States private sector and both major political parties are concerned about the negative economic repercussions of the trade conflict with China, specifically regarding the impact on American consumers and the agricultural sector.
claimEconomic competition and conflicts over trade and financial policy between the United States and China predate the protectionist policies adopted by the United States under President Donald Trump.
claimThe trade conflict between the United States and China is politically instrumental and closely bound up with the development of the world order.
claimRepublican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stated that the trade conflict with China could harm the United States.
referenceC. Fred Bergsten authored the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) Policy Brief 18–21 titled 'China and the United States: Trade Conflict and Systemic Competition' in October 2018.
claimTrade conflicts between the United States and China are politically instrumentalized, though they represent the most easily resolvable aspects of the broader strategic rivalry.
claimTrade conflicts between the United States and China are politically instrumentalized, though they represent the most easily resolvable aspects of the broader strategic rivalry.
Transatlantic Trade, the Trump Disruption and the World ... - ECPS populismstudies.org Jan 20, 2026 1 fact
claimDispute settlement procedures under the GATT/WTO system tended to keep trade conflict separate from broader trade relations until Donald Trump's second term.
World Trade Without the US | Cato Institute cato.org 1 fact
accountAs Chinese exports to the United States became more costly due to trade conflict, China began shipping more subsidized exports to other countries rather than increasing domestic consumption, causing those countries to bear the economic burden of the US-China trade conflict.
Tariffs and Protectionism - Economic Research Council ercouncil.org Apr 4, 2025 1 fact
claimProtectionist trade policies often trigger retaliatory measures from other nations, which can escalate into broader trade conflicts.