Trump's message to trade partners: Trim ties with China

Open this photo in gallery: The American and Chinese flags are photographed on the negotiating table during a bilateral meeting in Geneva. U.S. trade deals with Vietnam and Britain make clear China remains in the U.S. President’s crosshairs.KEYSTONE/EDA/Martial Trezzini/Reuters After a bruising tariff fight with China earlier this year, Washington has opened up a new front in its trade war with Beijing - this time using third countries as proxies. In the pair of trade deals Donald Trump has signed to date, and the flurry of threats he's made against other countries, the U.S. President has been manoeuvring to cut…