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Don’t Be Distracted by the Trade War. Here’s What Should Inform Your China Strategy Instead.

April 24, 2025
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The Trump administration’s rapid escalation of a trade war with China has forced many companies to rethink their dependence on Chinese goods and access to the Chinese market—and face the prospect that the world’s two largest economies might be breaking up. Now that the administration has signaled that its working on a deal with significant reductions in tariffs, corporate leaders may be hoping for a return to some version of business as usual.

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