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Is China Ready for Trump 2.0?

The Chinese regime seems to be doing very little to prepare for the incoming Trump administration’s proposed tariffs and other trade matters.
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Is China Ready for Trump 2.0?
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Milton Ezrati
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A recent Wall Street Journal article describes the Chinese regime as ready to “come out swinging” in response to the looming trade war Donald Trump has promised. However, a careful analysis of the facts on the ground suggests little in the way of such preparations.

Milton Ezrati
Milton Ezrati
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Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is "Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live."