Fredrik Erixon talks to Alan Beattie, the European leader writer for the Financial Times, an associate fellow at Chatham House and the author of False Economy. Alan calls in to talk about some trade frictions currently going on around the world. They talk about the recent developments in the US-China stand-off and if the EU-China relation has better prospects. They discuss the US administration modus operandi and goals on trade; what will be in the future of EU trade policy after the European elections and how the EU will deal Brexit in the coming months.