Trade war, day 147: This indecision’s bugging me
The indecision from the White House continues. Preparing to depart for Argentina, where he will meet with Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 on Saturday, Donald Trump suggested...
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Sky Canaves previously reported for The Wall Street Journal in Beijing and Hong Kong, where she covered media, culture, social issues, and legal affairs, and served as the founding editor and lead writer of the WSJ’s China Real Time site. Prior to becoming a journalist, Sky worked in the China corporate law practice of Baker & McKenzie, and she has also taught journalism and media law at the University of Hong Kong. She speaks Mandarin and has accumulated more than a decade’s experience living, studying and working in China.
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Trade war, day 146: Talking over Trump on trade
Following the publication of Trump’s tough-talking Wall Street Journal interview — variously described as “a mess” (paywall), showing “Trump has no idea what he’s doing”...
Trade war, day 145: Trump talks up his tariffs
The already low expectations for any resolution of the U.S.-China trade crisis when Trump and Xi meet in Buenos Aires later this week just got...
New U.S. report slams China — trade war, day 139
After yesterday’s proposal to update technology export restrictions, a new 53-page report issued by the office of U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer accuses China of...
Trade war, day 138: Fast track for new tech exports restrictions
The Trump administration has stepped up the high-tech side of its trade fight with China with the publication of a request for public comment on...
Trade war, day 133: A letter from Beijing, and Peter Navarro in the naughty corner
News outlets are citing multiple unnamed sources confirming that China has presented an offer in writing in response to American trade demands, ahead of a...
Trade war, day 131: China hawk says there may be ‘outlines of a deal’
In another sign of a potential thaw in relations, the Wall Street Journal reports (paywall) that U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his Chinese counterpart...
Trade war, day 126: China talks up G20 meeting as exports surge
The planned meeting between Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 and Donald Trump in Buenos Aires on the sidelines of the G20 summit is still weeks away, but the Chinese side...
Trade war, day 125: Pessimism surrounding U.S. elections, Singapore summit steals Shanghai trade fair’s thunder
Any hopes in Beijing that Democratic Party gains in the U.S. midterm elections would have some beneficial effect for China on trade issues are looking...
Trade war, day 124: Xi’s ‘firefighter’ at work
At the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore on Tuesday, Chinese Vice President Wáng Qíshān 王岐山 restated Beijing’s desire for trade talks with the U.S...