Sino-American Trade: What Comes Next

Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has settled into office and has opened lines of communication with China, anxious observers are still awaiting grand gestures in U.S.-China economic relations. Although he has been restrained in this arena so far, we can expect his administration to take more significant action for several reasons. Not only did Trump promise during the campaign to challenge Chinese trade practices by levying punitive tariffs and labeling Beijing a currency manipulator, but his election arguably signaled that a critical mass of both workers and businessmen favor recasting Sino-American ties. Read more