China intends to crush the trade war
Beijing has retaliated against Donald Trump’s tariffs – and the response was far stronger than expected.
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George Magnus
George Magnus is an associate at Oxford University's China Centre and the author of Red Flags: why Xi’s China is in Jeopardy.
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