With President Trump upping the pressure for a trade deal with China by stating he will introduce higher tariffs on Chinese goods, this FRONTLINE and NPR special sees correspondent Laura Sullivan investigate the forces which are at work behind the tensions both in the United States and abroad.

It is a great power struggle which seems to have many people concerned with regards to the economic future of both countries, but many experts appear to believe the odds are in China’s favour due to the fact their government can play longterm strategies where as each president in the United States only has a maximum of 8 years of power and billions are at stake.