Throughout history, trade wars have reshaped economies and empires, often leading to real conflicts.

Britain's Navigation Acts fueled the American Revolution, while the Smoot-Hawley Tariff of the 1930s worsened the Great Depression.

The Opium Wars forced China into unfair trade deals, and today, the U.S.-China trade war echoes past struggles for economic dominance.

History shows that cooperation, not conflict, drives lasting prosperity.