In the Middle: American Multinationals in China and Trade War Politics Fri, 08/12/22 Jiankun Jack Zhang, Rigao Liu, and Samantha A. Vortherms SHARE: Share by Email Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on X, formerly known as Twitter Go to Article The U.S.-China trade war has pitted the world’s two biggest economies against each other. Many American multinational corporations (MNCs) find themselves stuck in between.