It's no longer just theorizing about a "new cold war" but a real opening of a trade conflict, notes an expert quoted by Bloomberg. Read also: US ups pressure on allies to curb China ties in trade ...

What was supposed to be a historic, era-defining trade war launched by US President Donald Trump against a range of countries has, for now, narrowed in on a singular target: China. Trump announced ...

The fast-worsening trade ... of a conflict between the world’s largest economies that could have incalculable consequences. One reason a trade war between the US and China could be so disruptive ...

Indeed, the first phase of the US-China trade conflict of 2018-19 offers a recent reminder of this, with multiple empirical studies confirming that it led to both US and Chinese consumers of ...

China raised tariffs ... its stance despite the higher US tariffs. "China can afford to wait. I don't expect a quick and easy way out from the current trade conflict," Zhang said.

Credit: Peter Parks / AFP / Getty Images The escalating trade war between China and the US is fast becoming a battle ... But any type of conflict between the world's two biggest economies has ...

The exchange of trade blows between China and the United States has deeply shaken global markets, and it is safe to say that these are just early salvos in what could be a very long conflict.

Today, China is much better placed to weather a broader trade conflict, experts say. Compared with 2018, it’s expanded its trade relations with the rest of the world, reducing the share of US ...