Analysis: Trump’s non-tariff gambit sends shivers through China

Analysis: Trump's non-tariff gambit sends shivers through China Analysis: Trump's non-tariff gambit sends shivers through China

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.

While many countries are rushing to negotiate deals with President Donald Trump’s administration to avoid higher tariffs, China is sticking to its guns in its escalating trade war with the U.S.