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China Bonds Haven’t Flinched Amid Tariff Turmoil, At Least for Now

Local bond markets so far have dodged any panic selling and gained instead

A screen displays a graph for the CSI 300 Index in Beijing on April 10. 

Photographer: Na Bian/Bloomberg
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The global market volatility that followed Donald Trump’s April 2 tariff announcement is comparable only to the worst days of October 2008 and March 2020. Yet, credit markets in China, the main target of the trade war waged by the US administration, haven’t flinched.