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- Trump’s economic war with China could wreck the prospect of a UK-US trade deal after Brexit.
- That’s according to Gary Hufbauer, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Politics.
- “We are entering into an economic cold war with China. We’re just seeing the beginnings,” he said.
- Brexiteers promised the UK will sign speedy, generous trade deals with allies like the US after Brexit, but early indications suggest the UK will be used as a test-case for hardline negotiations.
LONDON — Donald Trump’s escalating economic war with China could wreck the prospect of a UK-US trade deal after Brexit, a Washington trade expert has warned.
Speaking to Business Insider, Gary Hufbauer, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Politics, said President Trump could demand the UK join its efforts to isolate China as part of a post-Brexit trading relationship.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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