The China-U.S. trade war has entered its fifth season, and the plot is becoming increasingly surreal. The latest tariff increase on electric vehicles by the United States has just reached 60%, and China swiftly retaliated with an anti-dumping investigation on imported propionic acid. The exchanges between both sides seem fierce, but customs data reveals the truth—trade between China and the U.S. has actually increased, surpassing $220 billion in the first four months of this year. This strange balance of 'fighting while continuing business as usual' is causing the global supply chain to walk a tightrope.