The United States and China imposed fresh tariffs on each other's goods on Monday
Could the US and China really be on the verge of the kind of geopolitical stalemate that dominated the second half of the 20th century?
No date set for next trade talks as conflict continues
Google, Dell, IBM and others say the tariffs will increase costs for companies and consumers
Trump has threatened duties on a further $267 billion of made-in-China goods
This is a high-stakes strategic conflict between a power which wants to preserve the status quo in its favour and one which wants to usurp that throne. The rest is all theatre
Move comes after US announces to tariffs on $200 bn of Chinese goods
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It's not that the latest escalation in the monthslong trade war is good news. It's that there are several reasons investors had no need to panic
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China said that the tariffs announced by Trump had 'added new uncertainties' to trade talks between the two sides
'Middle term, a lot of Chinese business will move to other countries,' Jack Ma said
Other commentators have suggested Beijing use its holdings of US government debt or target American companies in China
The US and China have talked officially of resolution, but realistically, the red lines laid out by both sides make a negotiated settlement difficult to envision
The latest threat from Washington comes as US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has been working to break the deadlock to stop the escalating trade war between the two countries
The Trump trade war is not good performance - it is a disaster for the US and the rest of the world, Merk Investments' advisor
The outreach comes as the Trump administration prepares to activate tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods
Beijing has rejected pressure from the US to roll back plans for state-led development of Chinese global champions in robotics, artificial intelligence and other fields
The Trump administration has placed punitive tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods and threatened to tax all Chinese imports to the United States