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Is the trade war truce over? Trump reinstates tariffs, and China is ‘surprised, yet also not surprised’
It was just a week ago that U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin declared, “We’re putting the trade war on hold,” and stock markets breathed a…
More news from China on Belt and Road, the death of Utopia, Australia tensions, and trade war covfefe
Building the Belt and Road, one cobblestone at a time The TIR Convention (Transports Internationaux Routiers) is a multilateral treaty signed in Geneva in 1975 to…
After blinking on trade war, is Trump caving on ZTE?
Yesterday we noted (paywall) the widespread condemnation in the U.S. of the Trump administration’s deal with China to put the trade war on hold merely to…
Trump’s ‘best people’ bicker, as China approves business deals with the U.S.
What happens when you put the guy who wrote a book literally titled Death by China on a trade mission to China to seek compromises with China?…
Chinese public opinion turning against open trade?
“For years,” the excellent Chublic Opinion blog says, “online opinion leaders tend to hold the view that China should open its door wider, which would benefit…
Unintended consequences — trade war edition
As China and the U.S. continue to slouch toward a trade war, their allies, trade partners, and rivals prepare for all contingencies: Japan, South Korea…
U.S.-China trade war rumblings update
As we noted in our Access members’ newsletter on Friday (paywall), although neither China nor the U.S. have yet imposed the tariffs they have threatened, Beijing’s…
Trade war update — talks begin in Beijing
The U.S. trade delegation has arrived in Beijing to talk to its Chinese counterparts about tariffs and trade imbalances. The meetings “will be constructive as long as the…
Trade war rumblings: Will China say no to Trump?
Image: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty The New York Times reports (paywall) that despite China’s public calls for flexibility, “senior Beijing officials do not plan to discuss the two biggest…
Trade war rumblings: Sorghum and phones in play
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce banned American companies from selling components to ZTE, one of China’s two big telecom equipment manufacturers along with Huawei…
From toilets to soy — Japan and India smile at China
“The Quad,” or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue — a meeting of officials from India, Japan, Australia, and the U.S. — was initiated in 2007, accompanied by…
Understanding the Trump-China trade tangle: What happens next?
If there is one fact upon which the majority of economists can agree, it is that trade between nations makes the world better off. And…
A new type of Chinese free trade port for Hainan?
The Boao Forum for Asia (博鳌亚洲论坛 bó’áo yàzhōu lùntán) is an annual meeting of powerful people at Bo’ao on Hainan Island, and this year it…
Tit-for-tat in trade: China hits U.S. with $3 billion in tariffs
On Monday, Beijing imposed $3 billion worth of tariffs on 128 U.S. products, mostly targeting agricultural products. This is retaliation after Donald Trump announced that…
Chinese officials scramble to avert trade war
Stock traders breathed a collective sigh of relief yesterday, March 26, as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin confirmed that he was negotiating with Chinese counterparts…
Trump slaps China with $50 billion in tariffs
The China tariffs are here, and the number is $50 billion. At 12:45 p.m. eastern time on March 22, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a…
Trump’s tariffs toughen up as China urges a rational approach to trade
The tariffs are coming. Last week, we reported on Trump’s threat to slap up to $60 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports if China failed to…
Trump’s trade war begins: Are targeted tariffs on China next?
Donald Trump is on a warpath. A trade warpath, that is. In the first eight days of March, the American president has tweeted about trade, on…
