The Chinese economy is heavily addicted to exports, and about a fifth of its exports goes to the United States. In 2017 China sold $506 billion in products and services to the United States, while the United States exported $130 billion to the Chinese. China has everything to lose and nothing to gain in a full blown out trade war with the U.S., but who said that the Chinese will play fair?
The Chinese Government will use all its arsenal of dirty tricks, political clout, and cyber warfare to gain leverage against the U.S.
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