From Visas to Jets, US and China Are Finding New Trade Leverage

Donald Trump brought many of the same grievances to his second trade war against China, but the economic battleground that’s emerged since then is making it harder to avoid a rupture this time around.

While tariffs kicked off the dispute, it’s the new trade weapons being unsheathed by both sides that have come to define the latest standoff. And if the damage done so far is any indication, the scars will prove more enduring — no matter the outcome of trade talks in London that will continue into a second day on Tuesday.

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