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Thursday, April 17, 2025

Can Trump win a trade war with China? - The Global Story podcast

The long-running economic battle between the world's two biggest economies has escalated. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽https://www.youtube.com/@ThornSamay This week US President Donald Trump brought in tariffs against China in an effort to strong-arm the growing superpower into submission and strengthen American markets. But Beijing hit back, raising its own tariffs, escalating a trade war that could have implications for both countries. Trump is betting that tariffs will make America, and American people, richer. But does anyone win in a trade war? In this episode, Lucy Hockings speaks to the BBC World Service Asia/Pacific editor Micky Bristow, and Ritika Gupta, a North America business correspondent, about why Trump loves tariffs and what impact a trade war between China and America could have on the global economy. 0:00 Donald Trump loves tariffs 1:28 What is a tariff? 2:31 What impact did Trump's tariff plans have? 3:40 Tariffs and China 5:20 Why China doesn't want a trade war 6:41 Trade war heating up 7:24 What tariffs on US has China announced? 8:10 How tariffs could impact Chinese economy 10:01 Can the US halt China's economic rise? 11:54 Can the US and China reach a deal? 12:45 How could US consumers be affected? 13:54 Will Xi Jinping bend? 15:12 Nationalistic fervour 16:10 Goodbye Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #tradewar #donaldtrump #china

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