In picking a trade war with China, Donald Trump may find time is not on his side

Speed is the essence of warfare and the global trade war launched by US President Donald Trump is no exception. Most politicians are condemned for not fulfilling their election promises, but Trump has got it the other way around – explicitly telling the world during his presidential election campaign that he would do this. From Trump’s perspective, these actions are necessary to pull the US back from the precipice of decline.

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