Tit-for-tat tariff hikes have halted (for now) at 145 percent on Chinese imports into the U.S. countered by 125 percent levies on American goods bound for China. But the ongoing trade war shows no signs of resolution. The White House has already issued new threats raising tariffs even further potentially to a staggering 245 percent as a result of Chinas retaliatory actions, and has not ruled out that countries from neighboring Latin America to Europe may soon have to choose between Beijing and Washington. Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed that China would fight to the end.
To gain insight into the Chinese perspective on this trade war, Reset DOC has reached out to Professor Shaun Breslin, Director of the European Hub for Contemporary China.