CutTheClutter: US tariffs & trade war—why Trump wants to teach China a lesson & how it impacts the world

Donald Trump’s global tariffs have wreaked havoc across world markets, including the US, leaving only the volatility index in the green. Experts say it's like 'burning down the house to cook a steak'. The biggest target for the trade war is China. In Episode 1636 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta breaks down the figures behind the tariff calculations, how Trump views them and what this means for the rest of the world caught in the crossfire.----more----Watch Cut The Clutter on China trade here: https://youtu.be/iyXGykeEmTM----more----Read Niall Ferguson's article here: https://www.thefp.com/p/niall-ferguson-trumps-tariffs-and