<div class="c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text"><div class="c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text"><div class="p-block_kit_renderer"><div class="p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first"><div class="p-rich_text_block" dir="auto"><div class="p-rich_text_section"><p dir="ltr">China and India have a long, complicated history. Just a few years ago, there was a spate of armed skirmishes between the two nations. And yet, there are signs of warming relations amidst President Trump’s ongoing trade war. Today on the show, is that trade war pushing India toward China? And what could happen if two of the world’s largest economies come together? <p dir="ltr"><font color="#1d1c1d"><strong>Related episodes: </strong></font><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/22/1246322286/chinas-trade-war-perspective"target="_blank"   >China’s trade war perspective</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/18/1239156785/what-might-save-chinas-economy"target="_blank"   >What might save China's economy</a><font color="#333333"> 
</font><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/29/1247777247/pakistan-us-china-trade-tariffs-aid"target="_blank"   >Is the US pushing countries towards China?</a> 
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