Sachs: China threat narrative 'dangerous' for ties

The prevailing view in Washington that China poses a threat to the United States is a mistake with dangerous consequences, a senior US economist warned.

This flawed approach, if left unchecked, risks becoming "a self-fulfilling prophecy of conflict" between the world's two largest economies.

"The Trump administration's decision to impose tariffs on Chinese goods was a deliberate attempt to harm China's economy," said Jeffrey Sachs, a world-renowned professor of economics and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, in an interview during the ongoing Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2025.