EU-China trade war appears increasingly unavoidable as tensions escalate
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The Economist
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The article discusses the growing trade tensions between the European Union and China, framed through a Thucydides-inspired lens of rising powers causing conflict. It argues that the question is no longer whether Europe will impose trade barriers against Chinese exports, but how many, how fast, and how it will manage the consequences. The piece highlights a mutual blame game: Europe sees unfair Chinese subsidies, while China interprets European pushback as a sign of weakness.
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· 3 pulledThucydides thought rising powers tend to cause conflict.
Had he been an economist looking at the explosion of Chinese exports to Europe, he might have expected a trade war.
The question is no longer whether Europe will pull up some drawbridges, but how many and how fast, and how it will deal with the consequences.
Europe sees Chinese subsidies, China sees European weakness
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