China, or more specifically, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has taken some actions that some are describing as a “shot across the bow” to the incoming Trump administration. The problem is this: The very term “shot across the bow” implies that the shot is fired from something big, like a naval gun. But China’s action here is more like a shot from a kid’s BB gun – or at least, it would seem that way on the surface.
China’s decision this week to slap several major U.S. defense firms with penalizing trade measures is being viewed as a “shot across the bow” ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration.
The move — targeting defense contractors Raytheon, Boeing, General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin — adds to U.S.-China tensions heading into Trump’s second term, though experts say it’s unlikely to greatly affect bottom lines.
But it could be a…
