The trade war harms international free trade. It causes collateral damage to global economies. The trade war is also indicative of a broader isolationist foreign policy direction that undermines global economic institutions which are good for the world.
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- The trade war causes economic harm to other countriesGlobal economies are being hurt by the U.S.-China trade war. There has been economic collateral damage to the region around China and manufacturing and foreign investments have declined everywhere.
- The trade war undermines global economic institutionsThe trade war is indicative of a broader isolationist foreign policy direction by the Trump Administration. This is disruptive to the rules-based international order because it undermines global economic institutions which are good for the world.