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The US-China trade war seems to have subsided – but the sense of calm is misleading — SkimNews

By The Guardian World · Summarized & edited by · 2026-11-01
The US-China trade war seems to have subsided – but the sense of calm is misleading

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Despite a temporary truce in US-China trade tensions, both nations are deepening economic hostilities through supply chain controls and tech restrictions, turning interdependence into a strategic vulnerability.
Why it matters: The U.S. and China are treating economic interdependence as a battlefield, not a bridge—each gaining leverage through supply chain control. With $1.5tn in annual economic risk from rare earth disruptions and expanding tech restrictions, the stakes are no longer just trade but long-term technological and military supremacy.

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