Analysis: Trump’s tariffs threaten to escalate a trade war. China wants to talk, but it’s ready to fight
- Posted on March 31, 2025
- By CNN
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Analysis: Trump’s tariffs threaten to escalate a trade war. China wants to talk, but it’s ready to fight

As Donald Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” for announcing “reciprocal” tariffs on America’s trading partners approaches, the question in Beijing is whether this will be the moment when its nascent trade war with the US really escalates.