Sep 17, 2019
Waves of customers clamoring to get into the newly opened Costco in Shanghai demonstrates the continued appetite of the Chinese market for American goods and, more fundamentally, the mutual reliance of the two markets. Neither side can afford a complete “decoupling.” The two parties should reasonably manage their disputes for the benefit of their respective economies.
Zainab Zaheer, Development Consultant
Sep 13, 2019
China and the United States have both been taking hard hits from their now 14-month trade war. How will the two countries proceed, and, more importantly, is the world truly in jeopardy now that the world’s two largest economies are faltering?
Christopher A. McNally, Professor of Political Economy, Chaminade University
Sep 13, 2019
The “art” of many small deals could yield results in the US-China economic relationship, which is so complex that it defies a one-size-fits-all solution.
Sara Hsu, Visiting Scholar at Fudan University
Sep 13, 2019
The phenomenon caused by the trade war of companies looking to relocate their operations to countries other than China is yielding more problems than solutions. With costs unexpectedly rising as a result of relocation, the trade dispute ought to be seen for what it is – an economic war on China.
Wang Huiyao, Founder, Center for China & Globalization
Sep 05, 2019
Applying maximum pressure, including labeling China as a “currency manipulator” will not sway China. If the U.S. refuses to return to the negotiation table, China has the option of seeking closer ties with other regional and international partners.
Andy Mok, Senior Research Fellow, Center for China and Globalization
Sep 03, 2019
The latest round of tariffs against China may be the blow that eventually knocks down an already wobbly American economy.
Hannah Feldshuh, Analyst
Sep 02, 2019
President Trump’s unorthodox methods of dealing with the trade war are usually the ones making the headlines, but American lawmakers are generally split as to how the US should move forward with its eastern counterpart.
Tao Wenzhao, Honorary Member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Fellow, CASS Institute of American Studies
Sep 02, 2019
The current trade war will do little to curb China’s economic development. It masks deeper unease in the US about threats to American hegemony of an increasingly multi-polar world. Yet both countries stand to gain from continued cooperation. The escalating trade war, driven by an outdated mindset of American exceptionalism, will do more harm than good.
Shang-Jin Wei, Professor, Finance and Economics at Columbia University
Aug 30, 2019
The recent inversion of the yield curve in the United States – with the interest rate on ten-year US government bonds currently lower than that on short-term bonds – has raised fears of a possible US recession later this year or in 2020. Yet, paradoxically, a downturn in America could help to improve bilateral economic relations with China and cool the two countries’ escalating trade dispute.
Sara Hsu, Visiting Scholar at Fudan University
Aug 29, 2019
The US has labeled China a currency manipulator, and the trade war does not seem to be ending anytime soon. This may not be the beginning of a US-China currency war, but is definitely another low point in the US-China trade war.