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Will China back down? on x (opens in a new window) Will China back down? on facebook (opens in a new window) Will China back down? on linkedin (opens in a new window) Will China back down? on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save Will China back down? on x (opens in a new window) Will China back down? on facebook (opens in a new window) Will China back down? on linkedin (opens in a new window) Will China back down? on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save Published April 15 2025 Jump to comments section Print this page Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Your browser does not support playing this file but you can still download the MP3 file to play locally. The White House has announced dizzyingly high — and hard-to-follow — tariffs on goods from China. And Beijing has responded. But the real trade war may be between the US president and the American consumer. Today on the show, Katie Martin and Aiden Reiter dig into the tariffs battle and discuss China’s options. Also, Aiden doubles down on donkey metaphors and Katie goes short performative space expeditions. For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer . You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at [email protected] . Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com View our accessibility guide . Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2025 . All rights reserved. Reuse this content (opens in new window) Comments Jump to comments section Promoted Content Follow the topics in this audio Trump tariffs Add to myFT US-China trade dispute Add to myFT Markets Add to myFT Chinese trade Add to myFT Unhedged Podcast Add to myFT Comments Comments have not been enabled for this article.