How the 19th-century Opium War shapes Xi’s trade clash with Trump

How the 19th-century Opium War shapes Xi’s trade clash with Trump

The Straits Times - Sports·2025-10-30 17:00

FUZHOU, China – Climbing the ranks of the Communist Party while working in a coastal province, Chinese President Xi Jinping – the man now leading the country’s push to overtake the United States – kept a poem on his desk that helps explain why he has fought back fiercely against President Donald Trump in their trade war.

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