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Trump is losing the trade war with China - which he started

39 minutes Posted Oct 31, 2025 at 12:51 pm.

Trump's meeting with Xi Jinping

China successfully defends itself

China is a new "economic superpower"

This is a one-year "tactical detente"

Details of Trump-Xi agreement

Trump undoes "self-inflicted" damage

Scott Bessent claimed China had "losing hand"

China is less dependent on US economy

Analyzing US-China trade

USA is dependent on Chinese tech

China is a manufacturing superpower

China's domestic revenue vs exports

Bipartisan US trade war

One-year trade truce

US midterm elections coming up in 2026

Poll: Republicans (and Dems) are unpopular

Trump's low approval rating of 39%

US consumers pay for Trump's tariffs

Inflation and US economic problems

US manufacturing jobs decline

Soybean war: Trump's tariffs hurt farmers

China buys soybeans from Latin America

Trump's bailout of farmers

China's rare earth dominance

US industry needs China's rare earths

Chip war: US semiconductor restrictions

China develops domestic chip industry

China's new 5-year plan pushes tech

Made in China 2025 industrial policy

China leads in critical technologies

China's "technological self-reliance"

USA is losing trade war

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Donald Trump is losing the trade war on China, which he started. The agreement he made at the meeting with President Xi Jinping shows how the US is much more dependent on the Chinese economy than vice versa. Political economist Ben Norton explains how Trump's tariffs have hurt American workers, especially farmers, while China advances as a new technological and manufacturing superpower.

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