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Sunday, January 19, 2025

Tariff Wars - Impact on China

China Can Outfox Trump’s Tariffs
https://www.ft.com/content/38997f3b-d1f1-46dd-a173-c19b63304f12
Beijing is agile enough to swerve US protectionism. 

One Weapon China Is Reluctant to Deploy Against Tariffs: A Weaker Currency
https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/us-china-tariffs-yuan-currency-value-d274ea9c
The last time Trump hit China with tariffs, Beijing devalued the yuan, blunting the impact. This time, Xi Jinping has signaled the country should defend its currency.