As analysts crunch trade data and political commentators dissect official statements for signs of how the Sino-American trade war will develop, some ordinary Chinese are using different sources to predict U.S. President Donald Trump's next moves: fortune tellers.
Armed with photos of Trump and his date of birth, the superstitious in China are turning to the divine — from masters on cosmic energy to experts on ancient spirits — for tips on what the president has got up his sleeve in the escalating trade spat between the world's two largest economies.
The trade dispute has not only raised uncertainty over China's economic growth, it has also unsettled the lives of some ordinary Chinese people, who are seeking advice on things like where to invest, how to run their business and even whether or not they should pursue plans to emigrate to the United States.