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China may call Trump's bluff on trade action

Beijing appears unimpressed by his threat of 'big damages', but US insiders warn that White House is 'deadly serious'

Published Fri, Jan 19, 2018 · 09:50 PM

    Beijing

    AS INFLUENTIAL voices within the US business community warn China that US President Donald Trump is serious about tough action over Beijing's trade practices, there is little sense of a crisis in the Chinese capital, where officials think he is bluffing.

    In Beijing, many experts think Washington is unwilling to pay the heavy economic price needed to upset prevailing trade dynamics between the world's two largest economies.

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