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Trump’s Trade War Threat Poses Problems for China and Investors – The New York Times

May 6, 2019 / China, Trade and Trade Policy, Trade and Trade Policy

By Keith Bradsher and Ana Swanson May 6, 2019 478 “The prospect of a wider trade war between the United States and China sent global financial markets whipsawing on Monday and could force Beijing to make difficult decisions if it hopes to preserve its nascent economic recovery. President Trump upended what appeared to be steady progress toward reaching a …

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Opinion | America the Cowardly Bully – By Paul Krugman – The New York Times

March 5, 2019 / Trade and Trade Policy, Trade and Trade Policy

By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist March 4, 2019 529 Image.  President Trump’s trade belligerence has done lasting damage to America’s reputation.CreditCreditPete Marovich for The New York Times “This is the way the trade war ends. Not with a bang but with empty bombast. According to multiple news organizations, the U.S. and China are close to a deal that would effectively …

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Trump Undermines Top Trade Adviser as He Pushes for China Deal – By Ana Swanson – The New York Times

February 27, 2019 / China, David Lindsay, Trade and Trade Policy, Trade and Trade Policy

By Ana Swanson Feb. 26, 2019 + WASHINGTON — President Trump has signaled that he is moving toward peace with China in a trade standoff that has rattled markets and businesses globally. But as he backs off his threat to impose higher tariffs, the president’s relationship with his own trade negotiator is now showing signs of …

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Opinion | China’s Online Censorship Stifles Trade- Too – By Tim Wu – The New York Times

February 5, 2019 / China, Trade and Trade Policy, Trade and Trade Policy

By Tim Wu Mr. Wu is a law professor who specializes in technology. Feb. 4, 2019,   54 “As China and the United States engage in high-level negotiations over a possible trade deal, it’s puzzling to see what’s been left off the table: the Chinese internet market. China blocks or hinders nearly every important foreign competitor online, including …

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A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones Won’t Be ‘Assembled in U.S.A.’ – The New York Times

January 28, 2019 / Business and Finance, China, United States

By Jack Nicas Jan. 28, 2019 ,  567 c “SAN FRANCISCO — Despite a trade war between the United States and China and past admonishments from President Trump “to start building their damn computers and things in this country,” Apple is unlikely to bring its manufacturing closer to home. A tiny screw illustrates why. In 2012, Apple’s chief …

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Opinion | The Dangerous Naïveté of Trump and Xi – The New York Times

November 20, 2018 / China, Nicholas Kristof, Trade and Trade Policy

By Nicholas Kristof Opinion Columnist    Nov. 17, 2018,      280 comments   阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版 President Trump and President Xi Jinping of China in Beijing last November.CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times   ImagePresident Trump and President Xi Jinping of China in Beijing last November.CreditCreditDoug Mills/The New York Times “Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are a bit …

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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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Trump Hits China With Trade Measures as White House Exempts Allies From Tariffs – The New York Times

March 22, 2018 / China, David Lindsay, Globalization and Trade, Trade and Trade Policy

“President Trump said he would impose about $60 billion worth of annual tariffs on Chinese imports on Thursday as the White House moved to punish China for what it says is a pattern of co-opting American technology and trade secrets and robbing companies of jobs and billions of dollars in revenue. The measures come as …

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Some Things Are True Even if Trump Believes Them – by Thomas Friedman – NYT

March 14, 2018 / China, Thomas Friedman, Trade and Trade Policy

Thomas Friedman is great in this column. He writes that China is a big problem, but the Trump steel tariff hurts our allies and not China. Then: “So what would a smart American president do? First, he’d sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade accord. TPP eliminated as many as 18,000 tariffs on U.S. exports with the …

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U.S. Allies Sign Sweeping Trade Deal in Challenge to Trump – The New York Times

March 8, 2018 / Globalization and Trade, Japan, Trade and Trade Policy

SANTIAGO, Chile — A trade pact originally conceived by the United States to counter China’s growing economic might in Asia now has a new target: President Trump’s embrace of protectionism. A group of 11 nations — including major United States allies like Japan, Canada and Australia — signed a broad trade deal on Thursday that …

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