Zhao Minghao, Professor, Institute of International Studies at Fudan University, and China Forum Expert
Jul 03, 2019
Xi and Trump’s productive G20 meeting shows a path forward to resume negotiations and resolve the trade war. However, deep divides remain: America’s hawkish moves and focus on competition may serve as major stumbling blocks for a new round of talks.
Wang Ziyue, Research Assistant, Intellisia Institute
Jul 03, 2019
In the current China-US trade war, some see an analogy to the Japan-US trade dispute over semiconductors in the 1980s. But past US success does not augur victory in the present conflict over 5G tech—today’s China is far more capable and innovative than 1980s Japan.
Jul 03, 2019
A senior U.S. official this week told the Commerce Department’s enforcement staff that China’s Huawei should still be treated as blacklisted, days after U.S. President Donald Trump sowed confusion with a vow to ease a ban on selling to the firm.
Jul 02, 2019
President Donald Trump said a new round of trade talks with China is underway, ending a stalemate between the two countries amid escalating tariffs.
Jun 30, 2019
President Trump and President Xi Jinping of China agreed on Saturday to resume trade talks after a seven-week breakdown, averting for now an escalation of their multibillion-dollar tariff war that has roiled global markets and threatened the future of the world’s two largest economies.
Jun 28, 2019
Xi to present Trump with terms for settling fight, including asking the U.S. to lift all punitive tariffs.
Jun 28, 2019
Senate voted to bar Chinese banks that do business with North Korea from the U.S. banking system—a new source of friction as President Trump and Xi Jinping prepare to meet.
Sabrina Yuan, Co-founder and COO at SecuritAI
Art Dicker, Founding partner of the Pacific Bridge Group
Jun 27, 2019
The passage of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act in August 2018 has severely curtailed China backed venture capital in Silicon Valley, and the trade tensions are only making it worse.
Zhang Monan, Deputy Director of Institute of American and European Studies, CCIEE
Jun 27, 2019
In updating its Foreign Investment Law, Beijing makes clear its continued commitment to improving China’s business environment. Indeed, China is pushing back on the global trend of “deglobalization.” Nonetheless, Beijing must take into account new US restrictions based on national security.
Jun 26, 2019
“We were about 90% of the way there (with a deal) and I think there’s a path to complete this,” he told CNBC’s Hadley Gamble in Manama,