One year ago America and China were on the brink of a mammoth trade war. The question now is whether the superpowers can build on their truce https://www.economist.com/briefing/2026/05/07/trump-and-xi-will-struggle-to-strike-a-major-economic-deal?taid=69fe11e2c46961000181d502&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=voante