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Feeding China’s State-Owned Enterprises With Government Cash

By Andrea Durkin/January 31, 2019CATEGORIES: China, Subsidies, Subsidies, TRENDING, Unfair Trade

China went from a net importer of critical intermediary goods such as glass, paper, steel, and auto parts, to becoming the leading producer and dominant global exporter of these products. How could this seismic shift occur in industries where China does not maintain a particular advantage in labor, technology, or natural resources? The answer in large part is subsidization of Chinese production in the form of state-directed capital flows.

Competition Provisions in Trade Agreements: A Brief Introduction

By Andrea Durkin/January 18, 2019CATEGORIES: ESSENTIALS, Negotiations & Institutions, Subsidies, Unfair Trade

After a decade of setting the topic aside in the WTO, concerns appear to be rising to surface again that certain anti-competitive government practices may not be covered sufficiently – or at all – by provisions in global trade agreements.

Will US-China Trade Talks Solve the Real Problems?

By Stephen Olson/January 18, 2019CATEGORIES: China, TRENDING

The announcement that trade talks in Beijing between the United States and China had been extended by a day sparked an uptick in stocks and renewed optimism that a resolution to the trade war might be in the offing. A minimal face-saving agreement should be possible before the March deadline, but this would only delay the ultimate day of reckoning. Friction points between China’s state-directed economic system and the United States’ ostensibly free market, free trade system will reassert themselves sooner rather than later.

U.S.-China Cry “Fowl” Over Chicken Feet Trade

By Andrea Durkin/January 10, 2019CATEGORIES: China, Eat & Drink, EVERYDAY TRADE, TRENDING

Chicken trade has been a sore spot in bilateral agricultural trade since 2004 when the United States and China banned each other’s poultry products after an outbreak of avian flu. If these long-simmering disputes are resolved in the context of ongoing U.S.-China trade talks, millions of Chinese could again see American chicken feet grace the dim sum buffet at Chinese New Year festivities.

Is the Trade War Causing Manufacturers to Leave China? Yes and No.

By Andrea Durkin/December 19, 2018CATEGORIES: China, Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Tariffs & Trade Barriers, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION, Trade War, TRENDING, Unfair Trade

Manufacturers of labor-intensive products like apparel have already been looking elsewhere in Asia as labor costs continue to rise in China. China has not substantially increased market access for foreign investors in many sectors, causing foreign investment to slow or flatline in recent years. With lingering doubts about the worsening investment climate in China, the trade war is hastening decision-making that had already been underway.

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Tracking US-China Investments

By Andrea Durkin/December 13, 2018CATEGORIES: China, Data Stories, ESSENTIALS, Investment, TRENDING

Chinese investments in the United States plunged while U.S. investments in China flatlined. See what’s driving these trends on the US-China FDI Project website.

Trump-Xi Meeting on US-China Trade War: Five Possible Outcomes

By Stephen Olson/November 30, 2018CATEGORIES: China, Trade War, TRENDING

The meeting between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping in Argentina in late November may prove to be a turning point for not only for the US-China relationship, but for global trade. Both leaders enter these discussions knowing the far more important question is whether there can be a sustainable co-existence between a Western market-driven economy with democratic ideals and a centrally-managed Chinese economy led by the Communist Party of China.

Will China’s Big Techs Overtake Silicon Valley?

By Andrea Durkin/November 30, 2018CATEGORIES: Digital Commerce, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

Tencent and Alibaba are names you need to know. They are leaders among China’s five Big Tech firms. They are growing fast and starting to rival American giants Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Facebook. Whoever among these giants acquires the most consumer information on habits, preferences, spending patterns, and financial behaviors stands to win in our growing global digital economy.

Facing Sanctions, Iran’s Oil Tankers Go Dark

By Andrea Durkin/November 16, 2018CATEGORIES: Sanctions, Unfair Trade

On November 5, U.S. sanctions went into effect that target Iran’s energy, shipping, and banking sectors, including vessels and banks called out by name. Ahead of the November deadline, Iranian oil tankers moving supplies offshore went “dark” in unprecedented numbers, trying to cloak their movements.

With His China Trade War, Trump Aims to Alter the Course of History

By Dan Ikenson/November 1, 2018CATEGORIES: China, Trade War, TRENDING

Trade wars, like real wars, are costly. But people are willing to sacrifice — at least up to a point — when they believe a cause is worth fighting for. Doing nothing in response to China’s policies would have cost nothing in the short run. But if the concerns raised by China’s policies are legitimate, doing nothing to fix them now will cost more to fix over time — if they remain fixable at all.

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