41: Trump and China’s “War of Saliva”

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41: Trump and China’s “War of Saliva”

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Jun 8, 2018

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Keynes and Bown discuss a variety of Chinese perspectives of the Trump administration's trade policy.

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Jun 8, 2018

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Soumaya Keynes (The Economist) and Chad P. Bown (Peterson Institute for International Economics) cohost a podcast about the economics of international trade and policy. From trade wars to trade deals, this podcast covers trade developments with insights and economic analysis from two of the world's top trade geeks.

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41: Trump and China’s “War of Saliva”

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