Patrick Boyle | Why the Trump Xi Summit Was Always Going to Fail

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Patrick Boyle | Why the Trump Xi Summit Was Always Going to Fail

As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping wrap up their summit in Beijing with little more to show for it than a few awkward handshakes, the media is left wondering where the big breakthrough went.

But as we explore in this video, the failure of the "beans and Boeings" summit wasn’t a political failure—it was a certainty. Relying on the insights of economist Michael Pettis, we break down why trade surpluses and deficits are driven by domestic savings and investment choices, rather than trade policies or tariffs.

From China’s systematic suppression of household consumption to the United States' structural trap as the global consumer of last resort, the underlying economic imbalances forcing this trade war cannot be fixed by podium announcements.

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Patrick Boyle | Why the Trump Xi Summit Was Always Going to Fail

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