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Why a trade war can’t be won

..and why so many countries stand to lose.

With President Donald Trump’s recent announcement on tariffs on China, and China’s warnings of retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., there’s a lot of talk of a trade war. But can a trade war be won? To help with this question, Marketplace Weekend’s Lizzie O’Leary spoke with Monica de Bolle, a senior fellow at the Petersen Institute for International Economics. 

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