The escalated tensions between the U.S. and China are raising concerns about a potential trade war. In my last editorial, I talked about how our official trade

Without doubt, there are problems in the U.S.-China trade relationship. However, the current officially reported U.S.-China trade numbers are grossly inaccurate. It is concerning that world leaders are primarily relying on these misleading trade figures to make major decisions that have the potential to damage economies and create ill will among nations that heavily depend on each other for their prosperity.

The US government is using national security arguments to justify protectionism against Chinese investors.

Financial markets today are thriving. The Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq composite index have all reached record highs lately, with emerging-economy financial markets also performing strongly. But digital currencies could further destabilize an already-tenuous leverage- and liquidity-based system.

President Trump’s decision to launch a Section 301 probe of China looks like a quick fix for the China-US trade imbalance. But the root causes of this imbalance require careful consideration and gradual solutions.

The WTO is the proper forum for resolving US-China disputes on IP. The alternative is trade war.

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American politicians have long accused China of unfair competition. But the trade deficit the US has with China is due to market forces and structural differences in their economies.

President Donald Trump signed an "executive memorandum" to direct the U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer to determine "whether to investigate any of