Former Top U.S. Trade Negotiator Warns of the Dangers of ‘Decoupling’

A former top U.S. trade negotiator has warned that the U.S.-China struggle over technological supremacy could lead to a “decoupling” and a “tragedy” for the world economy.

Speaking at a Caixin roundtable in Singapore on Friday, Robert Zoellick, a former U.S. trade representative and president of the World Bank, said that “some members of the [Trump] administration” want to block China’s access to advanced American technology.