

Since entering the White House, US President Donald Trump’s administration has pursued an aggressive containment strategy, wielding trade barriers as its favorite weapon.įar from spurring a change of heart, the COVID-19 crisis seems to have deepened the Trump administration’s commitment to antagonism, to the point that blaming China for the outbreak appears to have taken precedence over protecting Americans. It is no secret that China and the United States have been at odds lately. There is only one way to limit the pandemic’s economic fallout: Sino-American cooperation.

Unemployment has skyrocketed, trade has plunged, and the global economy is facing its worst downturn since the Great Depression. HONG KONG – As governments worldwide confront the terrible choice between saving lives from COVID-19 and protecting people’s livelihoods, economic indicators highlight the intensity of the dilemma.
