> At every turn, Trump seems to have been outplayed and outsmarted throughout the global trade war that began shortly after he took office.<p>It began long before that. Surely Bloomberg isn't ignorant of all the measures China took to protect their own market, and help their own companies beat foreign competitors, first at home, then abroad? In fact, they're not:<p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-07-16/china-s-go-it-alone-economic-plan-is-biggest-threat-to-trade" rel="nofollow">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-07-16/china-...</a><p>Nor are other publications:<p><a href="https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/china-protectionist-tendencies-continue/" rel="nofollow">https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/china-protectionist-t...</a><p><a href="https://thediplomat.com/2018/05/why-china-wont-abandon-its-controversial-trade-policies/" rel="nofollow">https://thediplomat.com/2018/05/why-china-wont-abandon-its-c...</a> -- <i>Originally approved by China’s State Council in 2015, Made in China 2025 specifically targets 10 high-tech industries for China to not simply surpass but replace other high-tech economies like the United States, Germany, South Korea, and Japan. The Chinese government is investing heavily in the program through subsidies, loans, and other policy incentives to support companies focusing on high-tech research, innovation, and acquisition of overseas technologies.</i>