Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The U.S.-China trade deal undermines the interests of the broader global community in favor of the arbitrary whims of great powers. When it all falls apart—and takes out remaining parts of the current trade order with it—even Trump may find that the United States is worse off.
David R. Stilwell and Hiroyuki Akita will join two panels of leading experts from academia, business, and the media to consider a broad range of political, economic, security, and social issues likely to impact Japan and the U.S.-Japan alliance in the year ahead.
Borrowing from the World Bank not only makes economic sense for China but it also benefits the World Bank.
China is trying to repave the road to international development by emphasizing commercial ventures instead of handouts. But there have been plenty of bumps along the way.
Rather than pursuing a bilateral solution, a wider forum is needed to discuss technology transfer in an era of rising global techno-nationalism.
The trade “war” between the United States and China is a misnomer for several reasons.
The world’s two largest economies are locked in competition. What drives their different narratives, and how should they avoid a larger confrontation?
The debate about whether it is U.S. consumers or Chinese businesses that pay for American tariffs on Chinese-produced goods reveals absolutely nothing about whether the tariffs harm or benefit the U.S. economy.
China’s leadership is clearly bracing for possible new trade shocks from the United States, and perhaps unwilling to respond with market reforms.
Chinese sources are showing varying views on trade tensions with the United States, both from different perspectives and over time: even the Party line itself may change.