High cost of US decoupling from China

The Mail & Guardian | 23.12.2025 23:00
The economic relationship between the US and China has entered a new and more dangerous phase. What began as a trade war has hardened into deliberate separation. Washington insists that decoupling is necessary to protect national security and reduce dependence on Beijing. Yet the evidence now suggests that this strategy is inflicting greater damage on American industry than on China’s economy.