While there are challenges facing the global system, when we look at international economic law there are several reasons to believe that it can, and will, endure.
A week after the United States and China began their trade war, the Chinese embassy is accusing the U.S. of "slander" for saying China engages in unfair trade practices that harm Americans.
The U.S.-China trade conflict goes far beyond just policy, and hints at larger ambitions around global power structures.
No wonder two proposed trade agreements are said to have negative consequences for working-class people.