Zhou Xiaoming, Former Deputy Permanent Representative of China’s Mission to the UN Office in Geneva
Feb 03, 2020
The road to trade peace is treacherous, especially since most of the obligations under phase one are one-sided and place China at a disadvantage. But tariffs are becoming less useful as leverage for the United States in the face of Chinese economic resilience.
Sara Hsu, Visiting Scholar at Fudan University
Feb 02, 2020
While the Trump administration has been quick to celebrate the recently-signed Phase One trade deal between the US and China, the deal is not progress for Sino-US relations. Instead, the limited agreement simply secures US affirmation of Chinese plans that were already underway.
He Weiwen, Senior Fellow, Center for China and Globalization, CCG
Aug 02, 2019
Trump’s most recent memo to the WTO is the latest in a series of unilateral aggressions by the U.S. Given the relentless combativeness of the Trump Administration in global trade more broadly, the memo targeting WTO norms is unlikely to have any productive results.
Wu Zurong, Research Fellow, China Foundation for Int'l Studies
Aug 02, 2019
What does China stand for on trade and other global issues - a primer for the U.S. negotiating team in trade talks with the Chinese.
Aug 02, 2019
Levies would extend to nearly all Chinese imports, potentially affecting American consumers
Jul 31, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned China against waiting out his first term to finalize any trade deal, saying if he wins re-election in the November 2020 U.S. presidential contest, the outcome will be worse for China.
He Weiwen, Senior Fellow, Center for China and Globalization, CCG
Jul 30, 2019
U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods did not hurt Chinese global exports, which have been going strong with the EU and ASEAN. Further tariffs will only hurt the U.S. presence in China and the American economy, which relies on China trade.
Zhao Minghao, Professor, Institute of International Studies at Fudan University, and China Forum Expert
Jul 29, 2019
With trade negotiations slated to begin in Shanghai next week, the U.S. and China teams appear to be adopting a tone of business- and market-friendliness. Businesses on both sides hope that the teams will leave derailing political chatter on the sidelines.
Zhou Xiaoming, Former Deputy Permanent Representative of China’s Mission to the UN Office in Geneva
Jul 29, 2019
China’s bottom line remains that the U.S. must scrap all its existing and proposed tariffs. Not only would this measure signal good faith in the upcoming negotiations, but it would also rid the heated relations of their potential to devolve back into another all-out trade war.
Jul 29, 2019
Delegations may tackle smaller issues instead of sweeping deal.