Media Report
- CNN reports: "The United States and China are acting tough over trade, but they're also busy talking to try to stop the situation spiraling out of control. President Donald Trump ramped up tensions last week by ordering tariffs on about $50 billion worth of Chinese goods just weeks after announcing of sanctions on steel and aluminum imports. Beijing has responded with plans to target $3 billion worth of US products and warnings that it's ready to inflict more pain. The moves have fueled fears that the situation could escalate into a full-blown trade war between the world's two largest economies. But Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that he's been talking to Chinese officials in an effort to prevent that."
Business Insider reports: "North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un is in Beijing, Bloomberg News quoted three sources as saying on Monday. Chinese social media had been swamped with rumours Kim was heading to Beijing, as a train in which he is believed to have ridden reportedly caused delays across northeast China. The Kim family has a history of travelling to Beijing via train, but this would be the first known time Kim has met another head of state or left North Korea since becoming supreme leader. President Donald Trump's decision to accept a meeting with Kim may have prompted China to invite him for talks."
- In an op-ed in The Washington Post, Josh Rogin writes: "Lost in last week's coverage of tariffs and trade deficits was the Trump administration's landmark decision to confront China's unfair and illegal practices that threaten our economic security. It's the opening salvo of the key economic battle of the 21st century and part of a worldwide struggle the United States must lead. The Chinese government's strategy to amass control of critical technologies while undermining the rules-based trade system built by the United States and its partners will be hard to combat. Exactly how the administration plans to tackle the task remains unclear. But the implications of that long-term project reach far beyond the short-term battle over tariffs or deficits now brewing between Washington and Beijing."
Calendar
- 2018-03-25 US, China Quietly Seek Trade Solutions After Days of Loud Threats
- 2018-03-23 Responding to Trump, China Plans New Tariffs on U.S. Goods
- 2018-03-22 China: We will hit back if US announces new tariffs
- 2018-03-21 How a Trump trade war with China could whack the U.S.
- 2018-03-20 China’s Leaders Smooth Trade Tensions but Talk Tough on Taiwan
- 2018-03-19 Xi Taps Harvard-Educated Adviser to Tighten Grip on China’s Economy
- 2018-03-18 Forty-five US trade groups urge Trump to avoid tariffs against China
- 2018-03-16 Trump Readies Sweeping Tariffs and Investment Restrictions on China
- 2018-03-15 Boeing would be on the front lines of a trade war with China
- 2018-03-14 Chinese investment in the U.S. could grind to a halt
News
- CNN The US and China are in talks to try to avoid a trade war
- Business Insider Kim Jong Un reportedly makes history with first-ever visit to China as head of state
- CNBC China offers to buy more US semiconductors to cut trade surplus
- CNN Putin to visit China as leaders consolidate power at home
- CNN Chinese space lab to fall to Earth within days in 'fiery demise'
- The Washington Post President Trump's claim that China caused 60,000 U.S. factories to close
- CNBC China says it's willing to hold talks with the US to resolve trade differences
- The Guardian Markets edge higher on hopes US and China can resolve Trump tariff row
- CNBC China's new central bank chief pledges steady opening of financial sector
- U.S. News & World Report These 5 States Trade the Most With China
- CNBC China's premier pledges to open markets in a bid to avert a trade war with the US
- Fortune Facebook Apologies, China Moves, Uber and Out: CEO Daily for March 26, 2018
- CNBC Some Asian markets recovered as the US said it will exempt South Korea from steel tariffs
Commentary
- The Washington Post The United States is finally confronting China's economic aggression
- The Hill Finally, a president willing to combat Chinese theft
- Market Watch With China tariffs, Trump barks but doesn't bite
- Seeking Alpha Manic Monday Or Just Singing The Stock Market Blues?
- Financial Times China's Liu He braces for a trade war
- Daily Beast Why China Will Lose a Trade War With Trump
- USA Today Donald Trump's China tariffs make sense