T‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍his essay aims to analyse the direct impact of the US-China trade war on the global business environment and t‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍he strategic international business decisions that a global company may have to make over the next five years‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍.