President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to tariff cuts in Washington, but temporary institutional machinery cannot prevent future trade war escalation.
By Tom Beckwith ·
President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping agreed to rebrand AI and cut tariffs, but the cosmetic shift in language fails to address the underlying strategic competition.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Washington and Beijing cut tariffs on non-sensitive goods and open an incident channel, but five years out, trade coercion and technological decoupling will outlive the truce.
By Tom Beckwith ·