Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow, Yale University
Jun 26, 2018
The trade war may well be an early skirmish in a much tougher battle, during which economics will ultimately trump Trump.
James H. Nolt, Adjunct Professor at New York University
Jun 21, 2018
As the U.S. and China exchange their first barrage of tariffs, it's worth examining the flawed logic that led the U.S. to begin this trade war. The reality is that the U.S. is not the paragon of a free market economy it presents itself as, and China is not as exploitative in trade as the Trump administration would suggest.
Tian Feilong, Associate Professor, the Law School of Beihang University
Jun 20, 2018
Unlike the US and Imperial Japan, China supports harmony for all.
Yang Wenjing, Research Professor, Institute of American Studies, CICIR
Jun 15, 2018
How Trump’s unique approach drives US economic policy.
Bian Xiaochun, Deputy Director at the Institute of World Development
Jun 07, 2018
The producer-consumer relationship between China and the US underpins the current global trade landscape, and it is unlikely to change in the short run because of a trade war.
Patrick Mendis, Visiting Professor of Global Affairs, National Chengchi University
Joey Wang, Defense Analyst
Jun 07, 2018
President Trump’s measures to help ZTE get back in business are based on flawed logic. They suggest that steel and aluminum is more crucial to America’s national security than semiconductor chips, which are extremely pervasive globally and used in modern warfare. This is absurd, Patrick Mendis and Joey Wang argue.
James H. Nolt, Adjunct Professor at New York University
Jun 06, 2018
Although many interests in the U.S., China and around the world will be damaged if the world’s two largest economies engage in a trade war, it is likely that Trump would have to back down first, increasing China’s global power and influence.
Yu Sui, Professor, China Center for Contemporary World Studies
May 31, 2018
Friction is inevitable, trade war is not.
Zhang Jun, Dean, School of Economics, Fudan University
May 29, 2018
China’s response – increasing imports and accelerating domestic structural reforms – will support high-quality long-term growth.
Kishore Mahbubani, Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
May 18, 2018
Can the US be as pragmatic as China?