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U S CHINA TRADE WAR

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2020
The WTO and TPP amid the U.S.-China trade war
The TPP may once again gain attention as a multilateral agreement that complements the problem-plagued WTO.
EDITORIALS
Dec 16, 2019
A truce is reached in the U.S.-China trade war
This deal is a victory for the U.S. in only the narrowest of terms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2019
China's Industrial Policies Work. So Copy Them
China hawks are chastising U.S. President Donald Trump's "phase one" trade deal because it focuses on increasing U.S. exports while ignoring Beijing's subsidies for favored industries. Instead of seeking to coerce China into abandoning policies that both sides agree benefit its economy, the United States...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2019
Will Japan be a loser in U.S.-China trade war?
Preconceptions and wishful thinking are always the biggest obstacles for understanding reality.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2019
Political pressures could once again roll back globalization
The U.S.-China trade war will have major consequences.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 6, 2019
'Crazy Rich' Asian beaches go quiet amid Chinese tourism U-turn
From quiet beaches in Bali to empty rooms in Hanoi's hotels, pangs from China's economic malaise and weakening yuan are being felt across Southeast Asia's vacation belt.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2019
Don't give Trump too much credit for a trade truce
The forces shaping the global slowdown predate both the U.S. president and his Chinese counterpart. The solution will take more than handshakes.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2019
Beijing mulls playing its strongest card: Rare earths
The U.S. imports 80 percent of its rare earths from China, but accounts for just 4 percent of China's rare earth exports. This gives Beijing a significant advantage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2019
How will the U.S.-China trade war end?
After 117 consecutive months of economic expansion, the U.S. could soon find itself thrown back into a painful recession, owing to disruptions caused by its own trade policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 21, 2019
Risks of unilateral governance of digital trade
Raising barriers to digital trade risks more than just economic losses.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2019
U.S. and China recalibrating in their trade talks
The purpose of U.S. President Donald Trump's emerging 'unconventional multilateralism' is to challenge China's neocolonial approach.
EDITORIALS
May 13, 2019
The U.S. and China play a dangerous game
The U.S. commitment to unilateral acts of protectionism and China's determination to build a world-class economy by tilting the domestic business landscape bodes ill for a solution anytime soon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 13, 2019
U.S.-China trade talks as seen from Tokyo
The longer the showdown between the world's two biggest economies persists, the more divided into two digital economic blocs the global economy will become.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 7, 2019
Will Trump's 'art of the deal' work with China?
Don't expect an early end to the U.S.-China trade war.
COMMENTARY / World
May 7, 2019
The theory that (might) explain Trump's trade war
One school of economic thought argues that bilateral agreements are better than multilateral ones.
EDITORIALS
Feb 27, 2019
Signs of peace in the U.S.-China trade war
An end to the U.S.-China trade war would likely mean a shift in Washington's attention to trade talks with Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2019
Trump's China trade 'win' will likely cost America
The China deal is exposing Trump's willingness to sacrifice long-standing American ideals for short-term political gain.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2019
Why a U.S.-China trade deal is not enough
The trade war is a manifestation of the strategic competition between the two powers.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2019
Who benefits from Trump's trade war?
The U.S.-China trade war may lead to broader damage, as tit-for-tat tariffs reduce overall exports, undermine total global trade flows and impede world economic growth.

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