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China tech shrugged off Trump’s ‘trade war’ − there’s no reason it won’t do the same with new tariffs

Written by Yu Zhou, Professor of Economic Geography, Vassar College

When it comes to slowing down China's tech rise, tariffs won't do the trick. Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

When Donald Trump returns to the White House, he’ll be accompanied by a coterie of China hawks, all vowing to use tariffs and export bans to stop Beijing from challenging the United States’ supremacy in technology.

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How Technology is Improving Business's Ability to Meet Compliance

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