https://internationalviewpoint.org/ International Viewpoint, the monthly English-language magazine of the Fourth International, is a window to radical alternatives world-wide, carrying reports, analysis and debates from all corners of the globe. Correspondents in over 50 countries report on popular struggles, and the debates that are shaping the left of tomorrow. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://internationalviewpoint.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH25/siteon0-da713.png?1745245334 https://internationalviewpoint.org/ 25 144 https://internationalviewpoint.org/The-social-cost-of-China-s-resistance-to-Trump-s-tariff-war https://internationalviewpoint.org/The-social-cost-of-China-s-resistance-to-Trump-s-tariff-war 2025-07-03T21:04:14Z text/html en An Dexin, Au Loong-Yu United States (USA) Economy China <p>Trump's tariffs bullied the whole world. Both Canada and China reacted strongly against them, most countries did not. This garnered a lot of international support for Beijing,. A global poll conducted by Morning Consult showed that in January last year, the U.S. in various countries scored more than 20 points while China scored negatively. However, by the end of May this year, after Trump's “Liberation Day”, the perceptions reversed, with the U.S. at -1.5 and China at +8.8. Many see this as a reflection of people's sympathy with China's resistance to Trump. This comes with a heavy price, however. China's exports have already slowed down since early 2025, and in May it <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-may-exports-slow-deflation-deepens-tariffs-bite-2025-06-09/" class="spip_out" rel="external">plunged 34.5% year-on-year</a>.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IVP606-July-2025-" rel="directory">IVP606 - July 2025</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-United-States-USA-+" rel="tag">United States (USA)</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Economy-+" rel="tag">Economy</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-China-+" rel="tag">China</a>