The U.S.-China trade war will take a toll on the average consumers in both countries.

There is a shift taking place around the world, and the further Trump goes to reject America’s neoliberal free trade ideology, the more popular China’s own socialist free trade ideology becomes.

Cheng Li and Diana Liang discuss the political and security factors that have prevented China and the U.S. from cutting a deal in the current trade dispute. They argue that these obstacles should urge us to look at the bigger picture in order to avoid the disastrous consequences of a trade war, or even worse — risk an actual war.

China has been falsely accused of ripping off the US.

Allegations that China practices “economic aggression” are false.

10 truths to put the trade war into perspective.

China’s monetary policy has come to the fore now that U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed import tariffs on a range of Chinese goods. Many are wondering if China will respond to Trump’s trade war by threatening a currency war. China has enough financial and monetary leverage to bring the U.S. economy to its knees, but having the weapons it needs does not mean that China can afford to use them.

Just because trade is unbalanced, doesn’t mean it’s unfair.

Although the likelihood of an armistice is remote, it is not impossible.

What is Trump’s rationale in expanding the trade skirmishes? What, ultimately, is his end game? While Trump, as any human being, has many sides to him, his ideological inclinations need to be taken more seriously.