The US China Trade Smoke And Mirrors…

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Jun 11 2025 | 00:10:57

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Show Notes

I remember when I was traveling in Asia some year back, I had many people tell me about China’s ability to think long term, and play for long term wins. I recalled those conversations this week, as two days of talks on trade ended in London on Tuesday. Between the US and China. They are about a third of the way through a 90-day reprieve on the crippling tit-for-tat tariffs imposed on each other through April. Though the Geneva settlement dramatically reduced duties, trade remains disrupted — China’s exports to the US fell in May by the most since early […]

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