China, Leverage, and Values
The author is correct in saying that China fired the first shots in the trade war with effectively shutting out major US companies with its protectionism, while China&#x27;s expansion into the US went on unrestrained. If this process continued on unchecked, China would definitely replace the US as the world power. China is an authoritarian state, with core values that are at odds with the US. Therefore, the stakes could not be higher, and now could very well be the last time that the US has enough leverage over China to actually come out on top.