Mary-Françoise Renard: This paper addresses a significant topic from recent years—the trade war between the United States and China—and specifically examines China's role in imposing retaliatory tariffs on firm imports.
The ongoing economic and political tensions between China and the United States significantly shape international relationships. The outcome of this conflict will influence the trajectory of global interactions in the years ahead. Moreover, geopolitics now plays a crucial role in determining economic ties among nations.
At the beginning of the 1970s, the United States did not want China to stay out of the global world. Today, they want to push it outside. This is a danger. The United States faces risks, even as the world's leading power, because it remains uncertain how long it can maintain this position. Meanwhile, China actively seeks allies, albeit often for specific issues. The trade war is probably one of the main vectors of this...