Will Regionalism Trump Globalism?

What will globalism look like if the trade war with China extends beyond 2020 election?

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) speaks during a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He (R) as other U.S. officials look on in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 22, 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Commentary

Things aren’t looking good for globalism these days. With President Donald Trump signing the “Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019,” any pretense of a trade deal being signed by the United States and China before Dec. 15 is out the window.