China hailed as winner in the US trade agreement while the flood of Chinese goods shows it was fighting tariff damage, not celebrating triumph

China is portrayed as the winner in this week’s agreement with the US, but the reality is that China desperately needed a deal. You just have to look at how Chinese goods are flooding countries around the world to see the damage US tariffs are causing…

China is portrayed as the winner in this week's agreement with the US, but the reality is that China desperately needed a deal. You just have to look at how Chinese goods are flooding countries around the world to see the damage US tariffs are causing…https://t.co/MxLJSY0bKv pic.twitter.com/Pgdwt6XmcR

— Robin Brooks (@robin_j_brooks) October 31, 2025