Though the Trump administration believes that the trade war can extract concessions from China, it also significantly harms the U.S. economy.

Overconfidence in his strategy of “maximum pressure” has led Trump to mistakenly believe that he can apply it to China.

As the threat of the seemingly inevitable trade war between the US and China looms over the horizon, a thorough analysis shows that not all is lost for China, and sheds light on who the true victor may be.

As a strategic partner of both the United States and China, the European Union is in a position to turn the tenuous relationship between the two into an opportunity for the Union.

The strategic perception that U.S. trade measures against China could provoke a Chinese debt crisis and thus coerce the CPC into early commercial capitulation is based on a grave miscalculation of Chinese economic fundamentals. This misjudgment could escalate and prolong an otherwise limited trade war with disastrous consequences for China-U.S. relations and the global economic order.

Although Donald Trump’s trade wars have opened the door to China-EU cooperation, China must also remember that the EU will not be its ally on every issue.

Business Roundtable urges Trump administration to focus on changes to Chinese tariffs, investments and regulations.

Beijing is fully prepared and will have to retaliate.

Beginning the year with a drastic restructuring of the Constitution, the Chinese Communist Party under President Xi appeared increasingly formidable. But in the face of domestic scandals, currency concerns, and a trade war with the U.S., Minxin Pei argues that President Xi may need a new strategy to satisfy the Chinese people.

Though China can endure a trade war with the US, the damage it will do to both countries, and their relationship, will be significant.