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Playing with fire玩火Sep 17th 2009 | WASHINGTON, DC AND BEIJINGFrom The Economist print editionBy succumbing to domestic pressures, America has started an alarming trade row with China迫于国内压力，美国挑起了与中国的贸易摩擦IN RAW economic terms Barack Obama’s imposition of tariffs on Chinese tyres hardly registers. The number of jobs affected is barely a rounding error in measurements of the mighty American workforce. The cost to consumers is also slight. But in geopolitical terms, it is a whopper. Mr Obama’s most overtly protectionist decision so far has triggered a predictably angry reaction from China, which th