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What If There Was a Trade War Truce?
Some countries have benefited from the standoff between the U.S. and China. Resolving it could jeopardize that economic boost.
Not made in China anymore.
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Even a trade truce could have its losers.
The economic conflict between the U.S. and China has been jarring, no doubt – decades-old commercial relationships have been torn up, supply chains are getting upended, global growth is slowing, and investors and businesses are rattled. On days when the standoff seems endless, you might find yourself asking: Can’t we just go back to the way things were?