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Legs of War; No Cigar

Legs of War The news that Presidents Trump and Xi plus their negotiators will have extended bilateral discussions around the G20 Summit was seen as hopeful but not definitive. Both sides are dug in deep and short of one side or the other (or both). As it incurs economic calamity, this war would seem to still have legs to it. Indeed, USTR continues with its public investigation into applying tariffs on the remaining batch of goods from China. There is a similar, if less impactful, outlook to the U.S.-India trade war. New Delhi finally retaliated against imports from the U.S. after Washington formally withdrew Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) privileges. The American trading relationship with India is far less meaningful than the one...

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