Fact check: who has the most to lose in US-China trade war?

Both sides set to suffer after talks between Washington and Beijing end without a deal

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping
Donald Trump with Xi Jinping
(Image credit: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images)

Negotiations aimed at de-escalating trade tensions between the US and China have ended without a major breakthrough, as the conflict between the world’s two biggest economy escalates.

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