"It's not clear to me that we can win a one-on-one [trade] war with China," Atkinson said, adding that the U.S. does not have as much leverage as it did a decade ago. Imports from the U.S., while still large, account for a speck of a $12.5 trillion Chinese economy. "I think you have to be more strategic with China. ... We have to bring all our allies together, to pressure them."

Source: Los Angeles Times March 21, 2018 22:07 UTC