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Trade spats have long been a feature of the U.S.-China relationship, but the current escalation in tensions is sparking warnings of something deeper: a battle over who secures the bigger spoils of the global economy.
On one side is Xi Jinping’s newly strengthened Communist Party, expanding its influence at home and abroad -- including through a new regulatory regime that will tighten oversight of all aspects of the economy.