After the Tariffs: What's Next for US-China Security and Economic Relations?

After the Tariffs: What's Next for US-China Security and Economic Relations?

Author: Geopolitical Futures - Geopolitics from George Friedman and his team at GPF May 23, 2025 Duration: 34:14

The return of Donald Trump to the White House was always going to mean a new showdown between the world's two largest economies. But, after spiraling tensions and escalating tariffs, last week the US and China announced that they had agreed to roll back recent measures for an initial 90 days. The agreement, which was hammered out over a weekend in Geneva, has relieved the markets. But the future of the relationship is far from settled – not least because the two sides are attempting to negotiate thorny issues concerning both their security and economic relationships side by side.

So what comes next? Host Christian Smith is joined by Geopolitical Futures' director of analysis Allison Fedirka, and China analyst Victoria Herczegh, to find out.

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