Economics
China Media Warn Trump of ‘Big Sticks’ If He Seeks Trade War
- Global Times responds to Trump appointment of Lighthizer
- China Daily says Navarro is ‘deaf and blind’ to trade benefits
What Trump's Trade War with China Would Look Like
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Chinese state media warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that he’ll be met with “big sticks” if he tries to ignite a trade war or further strain ties.
“There are flowers around the gate of China’s Ministry of Commerce, but there are also big sticks hidden inside the door -- they both await Americans,” the Communist Party’s Global Times newspaper wrote in an editorial Thursday. The article was published in response to Trump picking Robert Lighthizer, a former trade official in the Ronald Reagan administration who has criticized Beijing’s trade practices, as U.S. trade representative.