How China Plans to Dominate Global Trade Long After Trump

A cargo ship with containers docks at a terminal of the Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China October 30, 2025. China plans to dominate global trade long after Trump. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
A cargo ship with containers docks at a terminal of the Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China October 30, 2025. China plans to dominate global trade long after Trump. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

By Joe Cash

China sees an opening to turn President Donald Trump’s tariffs to its advantage by reshaping global trade in ways that would insulate its $19 trillion economy from U.S. pressure for the foreseeable future.

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