My take | fox face-off just perfect for china presenter

Millions of Chinese and Americans were expecting a slugfest between two of the world’s most watched TV news anchors over the trade war between their countries. Advertisement Certainly, the

fireworks before and mutual on-air insults between the two photogenic news hosts, Trish Regan of Fox Business Network and Liu Xin of China Global Television Network, showed promise.

Disappointingly, the 15-minute encounter turned out to be a highly civil affair. What was supposed to be a heated debate was, in the end, little more than a respectful interview. Perhaps

that’s one example of why old-fashioned feminists think a world ruled by women would be much more peaceful. The two women raised many of the key issues concerning the trade war but barely

had time to engage in any significant discussion. They raised the points about China’s alleged intellectual property theft, the trade imbalance, the Huawei ban and China’s status as a

developing economy. Advertisement But the only contentious moment was at the beginning, when Regan said she wanted to hear Liu’s views as those of the Communist Party on the trade war, while

Liu denied that she was ever a party member.