US and Chinese economies coming apart even if trade deal is reached, say experts

Factory staff work on products for export to the US at a factory in China's Shandong province. Experts say that the decoupling of both countries' economies will not stop even if the ongoing trade war ends. PHOTO: AFP
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WASHINGTON - A year ago, the separation of the American and Chinese economies seemed a distant fantasy of China hawks in Washington.

Today, decades of deepening economic interdependence between the United States and China are being undone, said national security experts at a conference on Friday (June 14).

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