Jan 15, 2018
For over 30 years, China has sustained unparalleled economic growth rates, averaging 10 percent each year. However, top economists and even Chinese officials forsee a trade deficit on the horizon for China.
Barbara Hackman Franklin, 29th U.S. Secretary of Commerce, President and CEO of Barbara Franklin Enterprises
Jan 11, 2018
Trade and foreign direct investment mushroomed in the ensuing years until today, when economic ties form the very foundation of the Sino-U.S. relationship. It began with President Bush’s vision and leadership 25 years ago.
Jan 11, 2018
Chinese officials reviewing the country’s vast foreign exchange holdings have recommended slowing or halting purchases of U.S. Treasury bonds amid a less attractive market for them and rising U.S.-China trade tensions.
Ben Reynolds, Writer and Foreign Policy Analyst in New York
Jan 10, 2018
To what extent are CFIUS decisions influenced by the Trump administration’s policy preferences? And how will a more aggressive CFIUS impact U.S.-China trade and Chinese investment in the United States over the medium-to-long term?
Dec 15, 2017
China’s top smartphone makers are ready to challenge Apple Inc. on its home turf after trouncing the iPhone maker in their own market. Huawei Technologi
Sara Hsu, Visiting Scholar at Fudan University
Dec 14, 2017
Although President Donald Trump appears to have changed his tune on China from all-out accusatory on the campaign trail to grumbling in the Oval Office, U.S.-China economic relations are at their most precarious in years. The issue of trade is a major stumbling block between the two nations.
Daniel Ikenson, Director, Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies
Dec 12, 2017
Late last month, the Trump administration “self-initiated” antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of imports of aluminum sheet from China. Reactions from media, social media, and the Chinese government seem to suggest these measures are especially provocative, pushing Washington and Beijing even closer to the brink of a trade war. But there is a less dire interpretation to consider.
Dan Steinbock, Founder, Difference Group
Dec 08, 2017
Recently, the Trump administration notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that the United States opposes granting China market economy status at the WTO, an opinion also supported by the European Union. Under the World Trade Organization (WTO) terms, China should have graduated last year to market-economy status.
Justin Lau, Independent Researcher of International Political Economy
Dec 07, 2017
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum authorizing Robert Lighthizer, the US trade representative, to determine whether to investigate on complaints that U.S. companies were "involuntarily" transferring core technologies to China in order to secure market access.
Niu Tiehang, Senior Fellow, CCIEE
Dec 07, 2017
In warfare one seeks surrender, but in world affairs one seeks solutions.