Su Xiaohui, Deputy Director of Int'l & Strategic Studies, CIIS
Jul 05, 2019
At their Osaka meeting, Trump and Xi agreed to restart trade talks and work to improve US-China ties. Trump also stated he would add no additional tariffs to Chinese goods. The meeting demonstrates the continued importance of dispute management between the two economic powerhouses.
Bryanna Criswell, Environmental Scientist
Jul 05, 2019
The US-China trade war is having a devastating effect on the global solar industry, and the cost of solar installations in the US has significantly increased.
Yu Yongding, Former President, China Society of World Economics
Jul 05, 2019
The path to ending the trade war remains far from clear.
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Economist and University Professor, Columbia
Jul 04, 2019
The US-China trade truce is welcome news, but far from a resolution. To overcome the various uncertainties and structural challenges within the US-China relationship, we should turn this truce to a longer-term effort to restore trust, normal economic relations, and a strengthening of multilateralism.
Jul 04, 2019
Existing U.S. tariffs will have to be removed if there is to be a trade deal between Beijing and Washington, China’s commerce ministry said.
Jul 04, 2019
Top representatives from the United States and China are arranging to resume talks next week to try to resolve a year-long trade war between the world’s two largest economies, Trump administration officials said on Wednesday.
Zhao Minghao, Professor, Institute of International Studies at Fudan University, and China Forum Expert
Jul 03, 2019
Xi and Trump’s productive G20 meeting shows a path forward to resume negotiations and resolve the trade war. However, deep divides remain: America’s hawkish moves and focus on competition may serve as major stumbling blocks for a new round of talks.
Wang Ziyue, Research Assistant, Intellisia Institute
Jul 03, 2019
In the current China-US trade war, some see an analogy to the Japan-US trade dispute over semiconductors in the 1980s. But past US success does not augur victory in the present conflict over 5G tech—today’s China is far more capable and innovative than 1980s Japan.
Jul 03, 2019
A senior U.S. official this week told the Commerce Department’s enforcement staff that China’s Huawei should still be treated as blacklisted, days after U.S. President Donald Trump sowed confusion with a vow to ease a ban on selling to the firm.
Jul 02, 2019
President Donald Trump said a new round of trade talks with China is underway, ending a stalemate between the two countries amid escalating tariffs.