U.S.-China Trade War: What Led to the Stalemate

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Published May 13, 2019 10:29PM ET

Updated May 13, 2019 11:50PM ET

U.S.-China Trade War: What Led to the Stalemate

(Bloomberg) -- A year into the economic war between the U.S. and China, all signs are that the conflict will continue to get worse, with both sides raising tariffs and signalling an unwillingness to compromise.

Here’s what has happened this year and some possible future events, in reverse chronological order:

Click here to read what happened last year: U.S.-China Trade War Timeline: What’s Happened and What’s Next

(Update with events since April 30.)

To contact Bloomberg News staff for this story: Miao Han in Beijing at mhan22@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Jeffrey Black at jblack25@bloomberg.net, James Mayger

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