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May 2024
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Has the US declared economic war on Chin...

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As the US election looms, President Joe Biden has announced huge new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other green tech goods. Gideon Rachman sits down with Michael Froman, former US trade representative and the president of America's Council on Foreign Relations, to discuss the widening of protectionism in the US and globally, and the dangers this could bring.


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Joe Biden and Donald Trump battle to prove who can be toughest on China


America is pulling up the drawbridge


Chinese competition a ‘defining challenge’ for EU companies


Volkswagen warns Brussels against raising tariffs on Chinese electric cars


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