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07.12.18China Is Better Able To Withstand A Trade War Than In The Past
NPR
As President Trump threatens to heap more tariffs on Chinese imports, he’s got one important fact on his side: The United States remains China’s biggest single export market, buying some $500 billion in goods last year alone.
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07.11.18Crisis in U.S. Nuclear Talks With Pyongyang Not China’s Doing, Experts Say
Foreign Policy
President Donald Trump has suggested that China might be to blame for an apparent crisis in nuclear talks between the United States and North Korea — arguing that Beijing could be undermining the agreement because of anger over the escalating trade...
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07.11.18New Round of U.S.-China Trade War Rattles Global Markets
New York Times
President Trump’s escalating trade war with China rattled global markets on Wednesday.
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07.03.18Exclusive: China Presses Europe for Anti-U.S. Alliance on Trade
Reuters
China is putting pressure on the European Union to issue a strong joint statement against President Donald Trump’s trade policies at a summit later this month but is facing resistance, European officials said.
China in the World Podcast
07.03.18
Made in China 2025
from Carnegie China
China’s “Made in China 2025” policy to upgrade its industry plays a central role in the ongoing U.S.-China trade tensions. Paul Haenle sat down with Paul Triolo, practice head of Geo-technology at the Eurasia Group, to discuss how the Chinese...
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07.03.18China Issues U.S. Travel Warning Amid Trade Tensions
Reuters
China’s embassy in Washington has issued a security advisory to Chinese nationals traveling to the United States, the latest such warning as trade tensions escalate between the two countries.
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06.21.18Xi Hits Back at Critics Who Call China’s Opening Up ‘a Joke’
Bloomberg
Chinese President Xi Jinping hit back at critics, saying in a speech on Thursday that those who think the nation’s opening up is "a joke" haven’t seen the confidence that Chinese people have in reform efforts.
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06.21.18China’s Rust-Belt Region Has a New Hope for Revival: North Korea
South China Morning Post
China’s rust-belt region, which has been plagued by an inefficient state economy and exodus of talent, is now pinning its hopes on a new factor to help its revival: North Korea.
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06.21.18A Full-Blown Trade War between America and China Looks Likely
Economist
It is becoming increasingly likely that the phoney trade war between America and China will develop into the real thing.
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06.19.18Pompeo Calls China’s Appeals for More Trade Openness a ‘Joke’
Bloomberg
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo amplified President Donald Trump’s tough line in a brewing trade war with China in a speech on Monday, saying U.S. action was long overdue and calling Chinese appeals for greater economic openness “a joke.”
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06.19.18China Stocks Plunge to Two-Year Low on Tariff Threat; Yuan Sinks
Bloomberg
China’s benchmark equity gauge tumbled to a two-year low and the yuan weakened as a worsening trade dispute with the U.S. spurred panic selling. Bonds gained.
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06.19.18Trump Threatens Tariffs On $200 Billion Of Chinese Goods
NPR
In the latest move in an escalating trade dispute, President Trump announced Monday evening that he was asking U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to suggest $200 billion worth of Chinese goods on which the U.S. could impose a 10 percent...
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06.19.18Kim Jong-un Returns to China, This Time With Leverage
New York Times
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday amid an escalating trade conflict between China and the United States, one that gives him an opening to play the powers against each other as Washington presses him to dismantle his...
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06.13.18Trump Could Slap China with Tariffs as Soon as Friday
Politico
President Donald Trump is expected to impose tariffs on Chinese goods as soon as Friday or next week, according to two sources briefed on internal deliberations, a move that is sure to further inflame tensions and spark almost immediate retaliation...
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05.30.18US-China Trade Battle: Catch Up Here
CNN
The odds of a messy trade war between the United States and China are rising again.
China in the World Podcast
05.29.18
Resetting China-India Relations
from Carnegie China
Following a year marked by mounting tensions between China and India, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi met in Wuhan for an informal summit in April to reset the relationship. Major points of tension dominating China-India...
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05.29.18U.S.and China Clash over 'Technology Transfer' at WTO
Reuters
Chinese and U.S. envoys sparred over Trump’s claims that China steals American ideas.
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05.29.18Ivanka Trump Wins China Trademarks, Then Her Father Vows to Save ZTE
New York Times
China awarded Ivanka Trump seven new trademarks in businesses including books and housewares.
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05.22.18US Seeks Greater Scrutiny of China Tech Investment
Financial Times
Senate considers bill that may increase U.S. scrutiny of Chinese investments.
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05.22.18China Cuts Car Tariffs, in a Small Offering to U.S. on Trade
New York Times
The small change is unlikely to motivate automakers to shift production.
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05.22.18Trump Retreated from China Tariffs Because of White House Discord, Sources Say
Bloomberg
White House disagreement over trade strategy led Trump to retreat from tariffs.
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05.22.18In China, Photo of Trade Talks Embodies ‘Young’ Country Passing Aging U.S.
New York Times
A distinct age gap between Chinese delegates and American lawmakers.
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05.18.18China Drops Sanctions Probe into US Sorghum Imports
BBC
China says it is dropping an anti-dumping probe into sorghum imports from the US, as the two sides discuss ways of easing trade tensions.
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05.18.18Trump Cedes Trade Leverage to China in His Quest for Kim Summit
Bloomberg
North Korea may turn out to be Chinese President Xi Jinping’s greatest ally in negotiating a trade deal with President Donald Trump.
Conversation
05.18.18
Does China Have a Jobs Problem?
In a surprise Sunday tweet, U.S. President Donald Trump said he supported helping the phone-maker ZTE, a Chinese tech giant which has been one of the hardest hit from U.S.-China trade tensions. “Too many jobs in China lost,” he wrote. Though Trump...
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05.17.18From Folk Singer to International Finance Expert - Liao Min Is a New Face on China’s Trade Team in Washington
South China Morning Post
On the official list of the Beijing delegation that arrived in Washington on Tuesday for trade talks, there is a new name.
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05.17.18US Team Divided as Trade Talks with China Begin
Financial Times
China and the US are set to begin a second round of high-level talks aimed at averting a trade war, amid signs of the Trump administration’s internal divide over how to deal with Beijing.
Caixin Media
05.16.18
China Must Continue to Open up within World Economy
In the future, China must do more than simply open up the manufacturing sector and lift restrictions on foreign shareholders and the scope of business foreigners can conduct. China will also need to accelerate the opening-up of the service...
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05.15.18China Gave Trump a List of Crazy Demands, and He Caved to One of Them
Washington Post
China’s list of economic and trade demands that suggest its negotiating position.
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05.15.18Trump, China, ZTE and the Art of the Deal
CNN
ZTE case offers insight into Trump’s way of doing business.
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05.14.18China Welcomes Trump’s Help on ZTE as Trade Talks Loom
New York Times
Both sides are using the Chinese telecom company as a pawn in a geopolitical game.
Conversation
05.11.18
Do American Companies Need to Take a Stance on Taiwan?
China’s airline regulator recently sent a letter to 36 international air carriers requiring them to remove from their websites references implying that Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau are not part of China. In a surprisingly direct May 5 statement, the...
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05.10.18China Draws Up a Shopping List of American Goods to Avoid Trade War
Wall Street Journal
China likely will offer to import more U.S. goods during negotiations in Washington next week as the two sides see one of the best ways to avert an all-out trade war is for Beijing to buy American.
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05.10.18ZTE Is Now Center Stage in the US-China Trade Fight
CNN
The smartphone and telecom equipment maker announced Wednesday that it has halted its main operations after the US government last month banned American companies from selling it vital components.
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05.08.18China Plans $47 Billion Fund to Boost Its Semiconductor Industry
Wall Street Journal
In a move that could further heighten tensions with the U.S., China is poised to announce a new fund of about 300 billion yuan—$47.4 billion—to spur development of its semiconductor industry as it seeks to close the technology gap with the U.S. and...
Conversation
05.07.18
Can China Afford to Play Hardball with the U.S.?
In the midst of roiling trade tensions between the United States and China, last week Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin led a delegation of Donald Trump’s top economic advisors to Beijing. Demands were made in both directions and talks were...
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05.04.18U.S.-China Trade Talks End with Strong Demands, but Few Signs of a Deal
New York Times
The Beijing talks were unlikely to result in a comprehensive deal, but experts said they could still be a first step toward reaching some sort of accord.
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05.04.18U.S.-China Trade Talks End with Strong Demands, but Few Signs of a Deal
New York Times
The Beijing talks were unlikely to result in a comprehensive deal, but experts said they could still be a first step toward reaching some sort of accord.
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05.04.18Behind Erik Prince’s China Venture
Washington Post
The Blackwater founder has cut a lucrative security-training deal with Chinese insiders. But is it against U.S. interests?
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05.03.18US Trade Team Arrives in Beijing for Talks, and China Media Are Cautious
CNBC
State media said China will stand up to U.S. bullying if need be, but it was better to work things out at the negotiating table.
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05.02.18Apple CEO Tim Cook Takes a Victory Lap as China Revenue Rockets on Strength of iPhone X
CNBC
Apple posted some of its strongest growth during the March quarter in one of its toughest geographic regions.
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05.02.18The U.S. and China Are Finally Having It Out
New York Times
With the arrival in Beijing this week of America’s top trade negotiators, you might think that the U.S. and China are about to enter high-level talks to avoid a trade war and that this is a story for the business pages. Think again.
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05.02.18Chinese State Media Has a Message for the US Ahead of Trade Talks in Beijing
CNBC
Ahead of a meeting between officials from the world’s two largest economies to iron out their trade tensions, state-owned Chinese media has one message for the American delegates: Don’t expect China to give into all of your demand.
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05.02.18Trump Is Breaking the WTO. Will China Want to Save It?
Washington Post
A U.S. trade team is in China this week to discuss the countries’ trade disputes and the U.S. threat of $150 billion in sanctions.
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05.02.18China Is Weakening Its Currency before U.S. Trade Talks Begin
Bloomberg
China weakened its daily currency fixing by more than traders and analysts had expected before high-ranking U.S. officials arrive in the country to discuss trade issues.
China in the World Podcast
04.30.18
The Rise of Populism and Implications for China
from Carnegie China
The rise of populism in Europe and the United States has had a pronounced impact on domestic politics and foreign policy, as seen in Brexit and the election of Donald Trump. In China, leaders are unsettled by the nationalist and anti-globalization...
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04.27.18U.S. Considers Tightening Grip on China Ties to Corporate America
Reuters
Any broad effort to sever relationships between Chinese and American tech companies - even temporarily - could have dramatic effects across the industry.
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04.26.18Exclusive: Chip Wars - China Closing in on Second $19 Billion Semiconductor Fund: Sources
Reuters
China’s state-backed semiconductor fund is near to closing a 120 billion yuan ($18.98 billion) investment round for a second fund to support the domestic chip sector and help cut reliance on imports amid a bruising trade standoff with the United...
The China Africa Project
04.25.18
How Africa Benefits from China’s Rapidly Aging Population
China’s rapidly aging population presents a huge challenge for the country as it needs to find new ways to pay for rising healthcare and social welfare benefits. And that’s where Africa may be able to help. Home to one of the youngest populations on...
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04.25.18US-China Trade War: Not about Trade, Not about Trump. Here’s What It Is About
South China Morning Post
Perhaps we should stop talking about US President Donald Trump’s US-China trade war.
China in the World Podcast
04.23.18
The Corrections Needed in the U.S.-China Relationship
from Carnegie China
Stephen Hadley, former national security advisor to President George W. Bush, argues that the United States took false comfort in China’s hide-and-bide strategy and failed to recognize that China would increasingly assert itself as it became more...
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04.20.18Trade Wars Don’t Faze This U.S.-China Investor
Bloomberg
The best-performing worldwide mutual fund relies on Chinese and American companies. That's not about to change.
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04.20.18US Grain Ships Diverted at Sea Hours after China Imposes Grain Tariff
Guardian
Five ships carrying tonnes of sorghum change course after Beijing imposes rule requiring 178% deposit.
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04.20.18China Envoy Says China Will Retaliate If U.S. Insists on Trade War: Xinhua
Reuters
China’s ambassador to the United States urged the United States to abandon a cold war and zero-sum mentality.
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04.19.18China Quietly Rolled Out a Very Big Bang
Bloomberg
In 1984, I came to China as a grumpy, uninquisitive backpacker, dragged from crowded bus to uncomfortable hostel to inedible meal by two student friends who spoke Mandarin.
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04.19.18Exclusive: China Looks to Speed up Chip Plans as U.S. Trade Tensions Boil - Sources
Reuters
China is looking to accelerate plans to develop its domestic semiconductor market amid a fierce trade stand-off with the United States and a U.S. ban on sales to Chinese phone maker ZTE that has underscored the country’s reliance on imported chips.
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04.13.18China Wary after Trump’s U-Turn Could See US Rejoining TPP
South China Morning Post
Chinese analysts have said they are wary about the possibility that the United States will rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), but shrugged off the immediate need to make policy changes.
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04.13.18China’s Trade Surplus with U.S. Soars in First Quarter but March Exports Falter
Reuters
China’s trade surplus with the United States surged nearly 20 percent in the first quarter, with some analysts speculating exporters were rushing out shipments to get ahead of threatened tariffs that are spurring fears of a full-blown trade war.
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04.13.18China Delays Deal Reviews as U.S. Trade Frictions Build
Wall Street Journal
Amid escalating trade tensions, China is holding up deal reviews that could clear the way for U.S. companies Qualcomm Inc. and Bain Capital to make multibillion-dollar acquisitions of semiconductor companies, people familiar with the matter say.
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04.10.18U.S. Stocks Surge after China’s Xi Eases Trade Fears
Wall Street Journal
U.S. stocks climbed Tuesday, with the Dow gaining more than 400 points, as remarks from Chinese President Xi Jinping soothed concerns about a trade war that have roiled markets in recent weeks.