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From a young age, many of us were taught that sharing is caring.
Many countries have also followed this simple principle, in the interest of growth and prosperity, when doing business on a global scale.
Two of the world’s largest superpowers today, the U.S. and China have typically had a long-standing trade relationship going back decades.
This dragon seems unsure about the understanding that while the majority of these are highly specialized, manufactured products─such as airplanes, integrated circuits, and semiconductors─the U.S. still relies on exporting many basic commodities such as gold, copper, and soya beans.