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Trump & Biden push decoupling; Xinjiang cotton bans risk blowback

SCMP, 18 Sep 2020
Both Trump and Biden are trying to force US firms to leave China but is the gravitational pull of the Chinese market too strong? The team analyse the growing consensus in America's presidential candidates' policies and how Biden seems to be moving towards the same kind of policies as Trump on trade with China.

Hear also the impending threat of a new global trade alliance against China; a crucial meeting between Xi Jinping and the leaders of the European Union has a underlying current of tension as nations increasingly see common ground in opposing China's policies..

You'll also hear discussion about why the impending US bans on cotton from Xinjiang that uses forced labour might just blow up the phase one trade deal and leave both economies much worse for wear. #scmppodcasts #tradewar

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