Economics
Chinese Government Expert Sees Trade Tensions Lasting Until 2035
- China-U.S. ‘talking and fighting’ will continue and get worse
- U.S. demands like the 1840’s unequal treaty: Zhang Yansheng
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China and the U.S. may be stuck in a cycle of "fighting and talking" until 2035, according to a senior Chinese government researcher, who said relations will get worse before they get better.
For the next few years both sides will test each other’s strategic intentions and be prone to misjudgments which make trade talks difficult, according to Zhang Yansheng, chief researcher at the China Center for International Economic Exchanges. Zhang previously worked at the National Development and Reform Commission, the country’s top economic planner, and is now on their academic committee.