Trade War 2.0 between the US and China: Global Economic Duel

The systemic confrontation between the US and China in 2025 has resulted in a new tariff war. Washington's policy of containing China, which began with the first Trump administration and was "picked up" by Biden, did not lead to the desired results. Tariff and sanctions pressure of past years did not restrain the country's emergence as the world's largest economy and a world leader in innovation. The country continued to develop rapidly, increasing its military and economic potential. The next phase of escalation, which began with Trump's return to the White House, involves a multilevel strategy of containing China. On the one hand, in includes new import tariffs aimed at reducing mutual trade between China and the US to a minimum; on the other hand, is seeks to isolate China by pressuring its key trading partners through the imposition of high tariffs on exports to the US. The only option left for Washington to avoid a negative scenario was to conclude trade deals with the US on new terms, which implied a drastic reduction in imports from China, as well as a refusal to turn the signatory country into a platform for re-export of Chinese products to the US. Washington set a 90-day deadline to conclude such agreements, suspending the introduction of the promised high tariffs for all countries except China. In the first half of 2025, Trump aims to resolve the trade issue with most countries in the world, and to reduce China's ability to export its products at previous levels. This is likely to deal a blow to China's national economy, and the country's ambitions and desire to become the world's largest economy will face serious obstacles. The further development of China as a global leader depends on the creation of anti-tariff alliances, efforts to convince countries not to align with the United States, and the expansion of the domestic market through stimulus programs.

China, USA, trade war, import tariffs, geoeconomics