Questions and thoughts on trade war

[karlmarx]

dont think anything will come of it. Trump has bigger troubles back home with the house now lost to the democrats. China will no way concede to intellectual property rights demand and thats the main thing US wants. Chinese will just pretend to negotiate and drag things out whilst copying technology and try taking over more of the world. Its a slow push/creep, just like what Isreal doing in middle east.

If the behaviour of Chinese politicians towards American politicians is not too different from the behaviour of Chinese factory owners towards American importers, then I am inclined to also think that the situation will remain more or less the same. Perhaps in the short-term China will concede in some areas, but over the longer-term it certainly will not take its eyes off global supremacy.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5116...e-in-china

If Trump and the American people are willing and able to prolong the trade war -- thereby increasing consumer prices (and inflation) back home -- then Trump may get what he wants. But it could take a long time for the Chinese to capitulate. Who is going to blink first? And how long before they do?