Li Zheng, Assistant Research Processor, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
May 03, 2018
The US took advantage of ZTE’s inability to find substitute suppliers and imposed the ban. It is not a simple punishment, but an attempt to deal a fatal blow to ZTE.
Ryan Hass, David M. Rubenstein Fellow, Brookings Institution
May 03, 2018
Many countries, not just the United States, are disadvantaged by China’s unfair trade practices. Rather than confront the challenge alone, the United States should work to address the problem as a team sport. Doing so would be more effective and less costly than hoping U.S.-China tit-for-tat tariffs do not do significant harm to American workers, but do lead to a change in China’s economic policies.
Darcie Draudt, non-resident James A. Kelly Korean Studies fellow, Pacific Forum CSIS
May 02, 2018
If we’re optimistic about the outcomes from last week’s monumental inter-Korean summit, the positive overtures North Korean leader Kim Jong-un seems to be making bode well for the Korean Peninsula. In anticipation of the upcoming Trump-Kim summit, American negotiators should note that being a bit more cautious with expectations and drawing lessons from past Korean negotiating behavior could lead to lasting change on the peninsula.
Daniel Ikenson, Director, Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies
May 02, 2018
A stable and growing commercial relationship between the United States and China is essential to the well-being of the global economy. A smarter, more durable approach to the problems we confront would be for Washington and Beijing to make lists of all of their gripes, put them on the table, and see whether, and to what extent, they can be resolved.
Curtis S. Chin, Former U.S. Ambassador to Asian Development Bank
May 02, 2018
The development and application of innovative new financial technology, or “fintech,” is upending traditional ways of banking and financing, and beginning to transform how businesses, industries and individuals interact. But beyond the multi-million-dollar headline-grabbing investments and acquisitions, what does fintech actually mean for the people of China and the United States?
Alicia Garcia Herrero, Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at NATIXIS and Senior Fellow at Bruegel
May 02, 2018
If China’s moves towards financial opening did not soften the U.S. administration’s stance toward China after President Trump’s visit last year, why would this year’s Boao Forum speech, containing mostly old ideas, be any different?
He Weiwen, Senior Fellow, Center for China and Globalization, CCG
Apr 26, 2018
Trade talks, not trade war.
Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow, Yale University
Apr 25, 2018
United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s Section 301 report appears to be an ironclad case against China— but don’t be fooled. As Stephen Roach argues, the report is wide of the mark in several key areas.
Josephine Wolff, Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology
Apr 25, 2018
China’s long-term focus on the direction of its tech market gives it a clear edge over the United States in the latest tech tussle between the two countries: a ban announced by the U.S. government earlier this month forbidding any U.S. companies from selling any parts or software to Chinese telecom company ZTE.
Yu Yongding, Former President, China Society of World Economics
Apr 24, 2018
The Trump administration gives no credit to China.