Will Xi Jinping start a war over Trump’s China tariffs?

Gordon Chang: Chinese President Xi cannot afford to look weak in trade war with Trump

“Plan Red” Author Gordon Chang says Chinese President Xi Jinping cannot afford to lose a trade war while his economy is in a deflationary spiral. “The issue though, John, is the political system in China. Xi Jinping has configured it so only the most hostile answers and considered to be acceptable,” Chang explains. “So he can’t make an overture to the United States, which would be the rational thing for him to do, because he cannot appear weak.”

Will Xi Jinping start a war over Trump’s China tariffs?

What will China and in particular the Chinese Communist Party do now that President Donald Trump has slapped 145% tariffs on them? Most of the commentariat seems to think they’ll match the United States tit for tat on tariffs, complain mightily and then quietly put out feelers to cut a deal. And Trump has suggested they already are doing that. Maybe so. That’s […] The post Will Xi Jinping start a war over Trump’s China tariffs? appeared first on…

Torbjörn Petersson: Xi Jinping kommer inte ringa Trump

Donald Trump har startat ett handelskrig och förväntar sig nu att Xi Jinping ska lyfta luren i Peking – ”och att de två ska komma överens om något som är mycket bra för båda länderna”. Enda felet med tanken är att det inte ligger i den kinesiske ledarens dna att ringa – han som byggt sin image på att ge Kina stoltheten tillbaka.

Gordon Chang: Xi Jinping Is Cornered—And Trump’s Tariffs May Be the Tipping Point

As President Trump doubles down on tariffs and hardline trade policies with China, foreign policy expert Gordon Chang joined Chicago’s Morning Answer to explain why these moves may be landing at a particularly vulnerable moment for Chinese President Xi Jinping—and why the United States must be prepared for short-term economic pain in pursuit of long-term national security and stability. Chang, author of Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy Amer…