Abstract
2018 was the year a bilateral economic conflict between the world's two biggest economies, the United States and China, began. The president of the United States, Donald Trump, made the first step by imposing trade barriers on its rival such as tariffs. This was in order to respond to what the U.S. describes as "unfair trade practices". It is important to underline that the United States is the largest importer in the world and China the largest exporter. Both superpowers have been exchanging tit-for-tat tariffs for over a year. Donald Trump threatens non-stop, a quick end to this war remains very uncertain as the situation evolves.
