China CCTV Interview: US China Trade War
It is ironic for the United States to pursue protectionism and stir up economic friction since it had long championed for globalization and free market practices in the past, said an Indonesian scholar on international issues. Christine Susanna Tjhin, senior researcher at the Department of International Relations, Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Indonesia, made the remark while commenting on the ongoing trade friction between China and the U.S. during an interview with China Central Television (CCTV) recently. Tjhin said, "It's a bit of an ironic situation, I guess, because the United States in the past has been a long champion for globalization and also free market practices and everything." She also expressed her worries about the negative impacts the escalating trade dispute would exert on members of the ASEAN, as well as on the global economy. "If the situations continue to unfold, not only that the trade war continue between United States and