The Sino-American decoupling will translate into human costs

IT'S starting to look like the Sino-American relationship is now in a downward spiral, with the recent escalation in the trade war between the two countries.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose additional tariffs of 10 per cent on a further US$300 billion in Chinese goods on Sept 1. In response, China's central bank allowed the yuan to weaken against the gr…