How trade wars pose a threat to the global economy

Feb 7, 2019

FILE PHOTO: Sports utility vehicles (SUVs) waiting to be exported are seen at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. - RC1FC7341690

Tariff increases penalize not only the assembler of a product, but also its suppliers along the chain. Image: Reuters

Pamela Coke-Hamilton

Executive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC)

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