Adjunct Professor Matt Gold was interviewed by BBC Radio about the current trade war between China and the United States.
I think the Chinese understand that no American president on either side of the aisle, no Democrat or Republican president, would ever do what Trump is doing, or would continue it after Trump leaves office. So from their point-of-view the best way to manage this is to figure out how to sustain the current position for the long term and hope President Trump doesn’t get reelected.
