Graphics May 20, 2019 | 20:09 GMTMay 20, 2019
To retaliate for White House targeting of its technology sector, Beijing could limit exports of the elements crucial to U.S. tech production. But such a move would carry a steep price.
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On Geopolitics May 17, 2019 | 09:30 GMTMay 17, 2019
A U.S. executive order and a new Commerce Department designation are both aimed at damaging China and its most globally competitive tech company, Huawei, reminding everyone that the antagonistic U.S.-China relationship goes far beyond a trade war.
By Matthew Bey
Assessments Mar 25, 2019 | 10:00 GMTMar 25, 2019
For all it encompasses -- 16 countries, almost half the world's population and a third of its economic output -- the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership's boost to trade will remain modest as long as it sidesteps nontariff barriers.
Snapshots Mar 4, 2019 | 21:48 GMTMar 4, 2019
Negotiators are putting the finishing touches on a deal that would de-escalate the trade war but leave some issues unresolved.
Assessments Feb 25, 2019 | 10:30 GMTFeb 25, 2019
Companies began shifting their investments and operations from China to the nearby, lower-cost region years ago. The U.S.-China trade war is speeding up the trend.
On Geopolitics Feb 14, 2019 | 23:07 GMTFeb 14, 2019
To understand how China got where it is today, we look back to when the country first opened its economy to the world over 40 years ago.
Assessments Feb 11, 2019 | 12:00 GMTFeb 11, 2019
As U.S.-Japan trade negotiations come into view, Tokyo's imperative is clear: avoid auto tariffs. But that doesn't mean the powerhouse will be a pushover on other bones of contention.
On Geopolitics Jan 31, 2019 | 10:00 GMTJan 31, 2019
President Trump is fixated by tariffs, but such measures are hardly the main barrier to contemporary global trade. And unless the U.S. updates its thinking, the rest of the world is going to leave it behind.
By Matthew Bey
Snapshots Jan 18, 2019 | 21:33 GMTJan 18, 2019
Washington and Brussels have both released their objectives for trade negotiations, and their differing goal for thorny issues such as agriculture and auto tariffs are sure to present problems.
On Geopolitics Nov 15, 2018 | 22:22 GMTNov 15, 2018
To exert leverage in upcoming trade negotiations, the White House must be able to back up its promises to impose penalties on what is says is unfair trade. The power to limit auto exports to the U.S. would fit that bill.
By Matthew Bey
