Opinion | The U.S. and China Are Finally Having It Out – by Thomas Friedman – NYT

Opinion | The U.S. and China Are Finally Having It Out – by Thomas Friedman – NYT

May 11, 2018 / China, Thomas Friedman

“The assumption was that as China grew, and the W.T.O. moved to a new regime, China would quickly cut its tariffs — like its 25 percent tax on car imports, compared with the 2.5 percent tariff imposed by the U.S. But the W.T.O. still has not completed a new trade round and China has refused …

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Opinion | The U.S. and China Are Finally Having It Out – by Thomas Friedman – NYT

May 2, 2018 / China, Globalization and Trade, Trade and Trade Policy

“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. This is one for the history books. Five days of meetings in …

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