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USC experts talk about the importance of U.S.-China trade and how it affects the economy.
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How did we get here? The inside story of the U.S.-China trade war
Thursday, July 16, 2020
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. PT
Online
Join the USC U.S.-China Institute for a conversation with Bob Davis and Lingling Wei, authors of Superpower Showdown, to discuss the ramp up of US-China economic tensions and the far-reaching consequences of the stand-off. The two countries have a long and fraught political and economic history which has become more contentious over the past three years — an escalation that has negatively impacted both countries' economies and the world at large — and holds the potential for even more uncertainty and disruption.