China's footprint in global supply chains will grow no matter who wins the US presidential election: analysts

GOP presidential nominee frontrunner Donald Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and US President Joe Biden, who is also the Democratic Party's presidential nominee frontrunner.

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• US presidential candidates Biden and Trump both vow to get tough on China.
• EIU predicts worsening US-China economic and diplomatic ties over the 2020s.
• EIU doesn't expect US trade policies to significantly reduce China's role in global production networks.