Cutting through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story.
This is The Point.
Alienating allies, crashing markets and paralyzing businesses,
plus destroying global confidence in America.
This is the bleak assessment of US President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.
The 47th US President's trade and tariff war against China has domestic retailers warning of empty shelves and economists predicting a US recession before the end of the year.
Internationally, China is seen as a more stable partner.
and force for good in the world than the United States.
How have the Trump administration's first 100 days in office impacted bilateral ties?
How will the trade fallout unfold in the short term?
And how might the change in the comparative standing of the United States and China potentially shape the international landscape?
Welcome to this edition of The Point with me, Liu Xin, coming to you from Beijing.
Joining me here in the studio, I'm a Tengen Senior Fellow at the Tai...
Institute.
From Jiangsu in Eastern China, Dr. John Welch,
Executive Vice Chancellor and American President at Duke Kunshan University.
From Beijing, Zhao Hai,
Director of International Political Studies at China's National Institute for Global Strategy,
and Surabh Gupta, Senior Policy Specialist at the Institute for China-America Studies.
Joining us from Washington, D.C., gentlemen, welcome to the show.