Yukon Huang, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment
Aug 07, 2017
In the near-term, the trigger for increased China-U.S. tensions might be foreign policy-related, for example, a hardening of positions on North Korea or a maritime incident. Or it could come from the U.S. taking more punitive economic measures.
Yu Xiang, Senior Fellow, China Construction Bank Research Institute
Aug 04, 2017
Recently, the Trump administration continuously sends out signals that it is considering to make a final decision on the Section 232 investigations into steel, claiming some steel imports are threatening the US national security and hinting to impose barriers to limit steel import, and that the final and exact tariffs or quotas will depend on negotiation results with related countries.
Philip Cunningham, Independent Scholar
Jul 28, 2017
Wang Jianlin’s plan to purchase Dick Clark Productions for one billion dollars was blocked by currency controls. The well-documented difficulty of moving dollars out of China in the past year reflects policy designed to slow the rampant purchase of real estate abroad. It is one thing to stem the trend of affluent individuals gobbling up houses in Vancouver and Los Angeles, but quite another to block a company as powerful as Wanda Dalian from moving its cash around.
He Weiwen, Senior Fellow, Center for China and Globalization, CCG
Jul 27, 2017
The trade imbalance issue is not central to the mission of the CED. It should be left to the market, to the sector cooperation and to restructuring in the global supply chain.
Jul 27, 2017
Trade ties between China and the United States have been under close scrutiny since President Trump took office. During the campaign, Trump frequently targeted
Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Jul 26, 2017
At a time when Beijing seems inclined to turn inward economically, emphasizing state control and punishing foreign investors, American firms should point out the obvious economic benefits of attracting outside capital. American and other foreign firms could create some of the jobs necessary to employ Chinese workers who have come to expect a better life—and are likely to protest if that future does not materialize.
Dan Steinbock, Founder, Difference Group
Jul 25, 2017
After the U.S.-Sino Comprehensive Economic Dialogue, trade issues are alienating not only China and America’s NATO allies – but its NAFTA partners, Canada and Mexico.
Jul 25, 2017
On July 19th, the first round of U.S.-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue (CED) was held in Washington. The leaders of the dialogue were U.S. Treasury Secreta
Lawrence Lau, Ralph and Claire Landau Professor of Economics, CUHK
Jul 25, 2017
The first China-U.S. Comprehensive Economic Dialogue yielded no tangible results. But the two powers have plenty of room for agreement – if they can put their sense of exceptionalism aside.
Eric Harwit, Professor, University of Hawaii Asian Studies Program
Jul 19, 2017
Two major American car manufacturers, Ford Motor Company and Tesla, are moving ahead with plans in China that seem a direct challenge to President Donald Trump’s crusade to keep American manufacturing jobs in the U.S. Surprisingly, the companies seem to have met little resistance from the administration thus far.