Why economic decoupling to contain or punish China is doomed to fail

Economic decoupling is neither new nor radical. Rather, it represents the march of companies seeking new markets and optimising costs, while minimising the likelihood of disruption China is simply too big a market and too integrated into the global economy to be contained or cut off Economic decoupling is neither new nor radical. Rather, it represents the march of companies seeking new markets and optimising costs, while minimising the chances of disruption. China is simply too big a market and too integrated to be cut off. Not a week goes by without a report about Western companies moving their operations…