Published on 20 May 2018

​SSS in the News | Trade war stopped as the China-US power play remains unchanged 

Lianhe Zaobao, Page 13

Tan Kong Yam, an economics professor from NTU, said the core of the trade war between China and US was a technological competition, that would in turn impact the military competition between the two powers o​n the world stage. Tan commented that China will not give up on the strategic plan “Made in China 2025”. As such, the tensions between China and US could come to a compromise in the short term but the root of the conflict will persist. He said the North Korea issue would be a trump card for China in the trade negotiations with US as China is able to influence North Korea.