The US government is using national security arguments to justify protectionism against Chinese investors.

President Trump’s decision to launch a Section 301 probe of China looks like a quick fix for the China-US trade imbalance. But the root causes of this imbalance require careful consideration and gradual solutions.

The WTO is the proper forum for resolving US-China disputes on IP. The alternative is trade war.

US President Donald Trump instructed the US Trade Representative to commence investigating Chinese infringement of intellectual property rights. By framing this effort under Section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974, the Trump administration could impose high and widespread tariffs on Chinese imports.

President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into China’s commercial practices. This could provoke a trade war that will benefit neither side. Economic realities should prompt the US to play a more circumspect game.

Donald Trump last month rejected a Chinese proposal to cut steel overcapacity despite it being endorsed by some of his top advisers, as he urged them instead to

American politicians have long accused China of unfair competition. But the trade deficit the US has with China is due to market forces and structural differences in their economies.

President Donald Trump signed an "executive memorandum" to direct the U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer to determine "whether to investigate any of

Little impact on developed economies but spill over could mean pain for US consumers.

Ministry of Commerce says China will defend itself in face of the U.S. investigation into the alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property.