A cool look at Trump’s looming trade war with China

Prof John Wong from the East Asian Institute at NUS discussed how US President-elect Donald Trump’s preferences for trade protectionism and anti-globalisation and his mercantilist approach to economic policies could harm the global economy. He highlighted that a free trade agreement between the US and China - in creating more trade - is a ‘win-win’ for both, while a trade war - in whatever form - is potentially a ‘lose-lose’ act.

• Lianhe Zaobao, 16 January 2017, p18
• The Straits Times, 17 January 2017, Opinion, pA20