China and the US Trade War - The Importance of a Comprehensive Economic Decoupling

Despite geopolitical tensions and pressure, trade between the two countries still managed to peak in 2022. Tension has slowed the rate of bilateral integration, but it has not yet stopped it. If Republicans don't promote a broad-based economic decoupling that goes beyond sensitive industries, then it is possibleTrade will indeed continue to provide a ballast and a floor to the bilateral relationship as a whole.