Washington wrong to believe trade relations zero-sum game

ON SUNDAY, the magazine Qiushi published an essay analyzing the ongoing trade frictions between China and the United States. Excerpts below:

More than a year ago, the US government unilaterally instigated trade frictions against China and since then it has constantly increased them. Its trade aggression has had a negative effect upon the whole world.

One key reason for the US administration launching trade frictions against China is that some of its officials believe that China has obtained huge profits from the bilateral trade relationship while the US has suffered.