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Drop-In: US–China trade tensions anew – A high-stakes game of chicken

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Is the latest flare-up in US–China relations simply brinkmanship ahead of a planned Trump–Xi meeting later this month, or a sign of structural tensions that point to a re-escalation of the trade war?

Group Chief Economist Neil Shearing led briefings with our China and US economists on the latest threats and counterthreats from Beijing and Washington. They explained how these moves fit into the broader breakdown in relations — and what to expect in the weeks and months ahead.