Experts weigh in on Sino-US trade tensions

Bai said the US has benefited greatly from trade, but hasn't handled its domestic policies well — nor did it compensate those whose interests were lost during the trade or try to solve the issue of imbalanced incomes.

"The US politicians turned a blind eye to their own problem and have been laying the blame on other countries, while ignoring the effort China has been making to narrow the trade gap."