Container ships at port in Qingdao, China.
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It’s not just size. China’s pragmatic trade strategy, which prioritizes meeting the development needs of its trading partners, has played a key role, too.
Hundreds of BYD vehicles wait at a port in Suzhou, China, to ship out.
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The early timing of Biden’s move, changing supply chains and national security fears suggest the tariffs might work this time, at least for a while.
Workers assemble ice-skating shoes at a manufacturing factory in Zhangjiakou in northwestern China’s Hebei province.
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Despite significant financial and political pressures, many companies are still not moving their production and manufacturing out of China. Why not?
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Large-scale job losses in the US due to trade with China will lead to enduring demographic and political aftershocks without the implementation of policies that promote widespread job growth.
When you push an opponent, he tends to push back.
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Trump launched his trade war to save American manufacturing. An economist explains why it hasn’t worked out as planned.
People wearing protective face masks stand in a queue to enter a Walmart store in Wuhan, China – March, 31 2020.
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To recover its economy, China must also see the economy of its export destination countries improve.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Donald Trump flagged new fronts in his dangerous campaign of economic nationalism.
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The prosperity and happiness of one country promotes that of others. That’s a lesson Donald Trump has never learned.
Media and others prepare the stage for the Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta.
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Health care, immigration and trade have been hot topics during the campaign and are likely to come up during the fifth Democratic debate.
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Historical grievances, domestic politics, the US-China trade war and a looming global recession are all at play.
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The US and China have an interdependent economic relationship. If this unravels it will have global ramifications.
Before taking on tech giants, shatter a few misconceptions.
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Advocates and opponents of breaking up Facebook, Google and other technology giants are falling prey to some serious misconceptions.
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Pressure from US tariffs on Chinese goods is forcing China to restructure its economy, become more innovative and it is boosting domestic morale.
The world’s 20 largest economies are gathering to boost cooperation.
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Trade wars are symptoms of underlying economic problems rather than their cause.
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Donald Trump says trade wars are easy to win. Is he right?
An Iowa farmer holds some of his soybeans.
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China has reportedly halted all purchases of US soybeans. Here’s why that’s going to be very painful for American farmers.
Resolution of the US-China trade dispute will requite the intervention of the two countries’ leaders, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
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The US has raised its tariffs on Chinese imports, bring the two nations to the brink of a trade war.
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Countries may be forced to choose whether they side with the US or China when it comes to Huawei.
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Cutting Huawei out of the picture would limit Western access to new, state-of-the art technology.
China is the world’s second largest economy.
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As the trade spat between China and the US continues, it is likely to spill over to other countries. For Australia and New Zealand, this could bring both risks and opportunities.
A US-China grand bargain makes sense on the mutually beneficial assumption it would lay the foundations for a bilateral world order.
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Trade wars are generally bad. But far worse for Australia is that the US and China make peace through a deal to establish a bilateral world order.