Economics

Trump’s Next Trade Feud Has Parcels From China in Its Sights

  • U.S. threatening to pull out of Universal Postal Union
  • China seen with competitive advantage in 145-year-old system

Workers sort packages at a United States Postal Service (USPS) processing and distribution center.

Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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