I find the term trade war misleading, its really just countries trying to protect their intellectual property from theft by China. Money made in the skewed trade deals is used to swop debt for equity in failing economies in Africa, South America and Asia. Further, buying of technology companies in developed economies is another way to duplicate the technology in China to achieve global dominance. Don't forget that China has a political objective, its not all trade and fair play
I often hear that China is a victim of a US trade war, in fact its often framed as Trumps trade war. China is a very aggressive protagonist and we should be wary of the politically correct narrative that is being used to mollify the west. So of course the US is political and it needs to stand up for its own society
