How Does the Pause in the U.S.-China Trade War Affect the Global South?

Graph via the Council on Foreign Relations.

Stock markets soared this week following the announcement of a 90-day lowering of tariffs between the United States and China. Amid the momentary euphoria, many are trying to map the trade landscape emerging from the agreement.

As Zongyuan Zoe Liu writes for the Council on Foreign Relations, the deal effectively equalizes the treatment China receives from the U.S. with that of other manufacturing hubs in the Global South.

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