As of May 10, Mr. Trump has arbitrarily increased tariffs on Chinese goods imported into the US, worth about 200 billion dollars, from 10 %
Tag: Trade
What Beijing’s Retaliation Means for Oil
Heightened trade tensions between the U.S. and China over the last few days, that seemed to catch many media outlets and pundits off-guard, were actually
Washington Had the Wrong Approach to US-China Trade Talks from the Start
The long-running trade talks between the U.S. and China seem to have unfortunately fizzled out, but while American commentators are busy blaming Beijing for their
EU and China Sign a Mandate of Trade Heaven
Sparks did fly in Brussels, but in the end the European Union and China managed to come up with an important joint statement at their
The USA’s Concerns About China’s Construction of New Ports in Various Countries
On November 15 last year the popular Hong Kong-based newspaper Asia Times published an article with the headline: Cambodia at the Center of a New
The Desire to be Grandmaster of the Universe
As Washington’s leadership fades more quickly than anyone could have imagined and a new global order struggles to take shape, a generation of leaders has
Leaders of Asia and Europe Sit Down for Talks, Not Sanctions
Totally under the radar of a news cycle consumed by the Pulp Fiction in Istanbul saga and the ever-mutating US-China trade war, leaders from no
Welcome to the G-20 from Hell
The G-20 in Buenos Aires on November 30 could set the world on fire – perhaps literally. Let’s start with the US-China trade war. Washington won’t
