Trade is declining between the United States and China but indirect trade is probably not, Nicholas Lardy, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, told the People’s Daily at the China Development Forum 2024 in Beijing. The forum was held from Sunday to Monday. (Produced by Lin Rui, Xie Runjia, Peng Zhangyifei and Liao Jiaxin)