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Another Diplomat piece, this time on whether the Trump administration might try to tie the trade war against China to Chinese behavior in the South China Sea…
Over the past month, the Trump administration has stepped up its trade war with China, with uncertain results thus far. But the scope of the war has increased, from a tight focus on the appropriation of high technology to broader trade concerns. Could it expand even farther, to other policy arenas?