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Is The U.S. Going To Have A Trade War With China?

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In this Saturday, July 8, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. After a cordial meeting between Trump and Xi in April 2017, tensions are simmering again between the world’s two biggest economies. As U.S. and Chinese economic officials prepare to meet Wednesday, July 19, in Washington, the U.S. is weighing whether to slap tariffs on steel imports and risk setting off a trade war, a dicey option to deal with a problem caused largely by China’s massive overproduction of steel. Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP, File

The escalating economic tit-for-tat between the U.S. and China is threatening to transform into an all-out trade war. Wisconsin, which is the world’s top exporter of ginseng to China, has a lot at stake. This hour, we do an update on the economic tensions between the U.S. and China, and the potential repercussions of the current skirmish.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Joseph Daniels Guest

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