Protectionist racket: trade-war rhetoric

Published: May 31, 2019, 9:56 a.m.

As President Donald Trump threatens new tariffs on Mexican goods, retaliatory ones between China and America are starting to bite. That puts China\u2019s party leaders\u2014and their hardening nationalist message\u2014in a tricky spot. We examine how the global grounding of Boeing\u2019s 737 MAX planes might change air-safety regulation. And a visit to Venice\u2019s Biennale, where immigration and climate change are taking centre stage.