President Trump’s long-held views and campaign words signify heavy political pressure to shrink the U.S. trade deficit. Additional and unprecedented steps will be taken in 2018, primarily directed at China. But the trade deficit, especially the bilateral Sino-American deficit, may not budge.

U.S. farmers are worried that trade spats with key export markets in China, Mexico and Canada could hurt a lucrative part of their pork business.

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to protect American intellectual property, but made no mention of China, which his administration has accused of trade abuses, in his first State of the Union speech to Congress.

Utilizing Dependency Theory to understand technological transfers

Beijing-based Sinovel was convicted on Wednesday of U.S. charges that it stole trade secrets from AMSC, causing the Massachusetts-based company to lose more than $800 million.

Trump slaps steep tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels. South Korea said it would complaint to WTO, while China branded the move an overreaction.

China is easing its trade restrictions. The US should too.

Chinese companies are facing barriers as the U.S. continues to restrict the market entry of foreign companies considered a national security risk.

Trump said the United States was considering a big “fine” as part of a probe into China’s alleged theft of intellectual property.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump that the two sides must work together to find solutions to trade and economic disputes, state media reported.