US–China Trade War’s Global Impact

US–China relations have always been complex and tense throughout history. Both countries are

powerful nations in the world, with very different ideologies and ideas. The US believes

in democracy, while China believes in an authoritarian government. The US treats Taiwan

as an independent entity, while China considers it a renegade province. With differing views

and ideas, the two nations have clashed with each other numerous times.

With the US and China being two of the world’s largest economies, they have competed

strenuously with one another. In 2018, the Trump administration launched sweeping

tariffs on Chinese imports worth at least $50 billion. More than eight hundred Chinese