Trump’s Tariffs Are Making Money. That May Make Them Hard to Quit.
The tariffs are a substantial new source of revenue for the federal government and the budget may start to depend on it. Read More Here
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Trump’s EU-US Trade Deal Could Cost Europe for Years to Come
The EU-US tariff agreement ends short-term uncertainty in Europe, but it has also humiliated the bloc and undermines its future. Read More Here
How critical minerals became Beijing’s ultimate trump card in US-China trade war
Beijing is still tightening its grip over supplies of rare earths and other key minerals despite the tariff truce, allowing it to cut off US access at will. Read More Here
The Long March of China’s Economy
China’s embrace of economic reform in the 1980s and 1990s reshaped the global economy and deepened its ties to the West, ushering in an era of free trade and multilateral cooperation. Several recent books revisit this period, showing how early optimism gave way to nationalism, protectionism, and strategic rivalry. Read More Here
Trump’s Rejection of America’s Founding Principles
As the United States marks its 249th birthday, Americans must reckon with the fact that President Donald Trump’s administration has largely abandoned the principles underpinning the Declaration of Independence. Without free trade, free immigration, and internationalism, America resembles what its founders rebelled against. Read More Here
Hong Kong and Singapore: rivals and partners learning from each other
Small and externally oriented economies, both cities face common challenges and must make common cause, while repositioning and reinventing themselves. Read More Here
What Is Trump’s “New Realism” in Foreign Policy?
Trump’s new foreign policy leans toward recognizing spheres of influence, departing from past interventionism and potentially avoiding future great power conflicts, especially with China, if handled with restraint and clarity. Read More Here
The End of the Long American Century
By assailing interdependence, Trump undercuts the very foundation of American power. The power associated with trade is hard power, based on material capabilities. But over the past 80 years, the United States has accumulated soft power. Read More Here
Trump may meet Xi in China as soon as April
US president expressed hope for China’s leader to visit Mar-a-Lago but China seeks more formal setting in Beijing or Washington. Read More Here Also Read: As Tariff Chaos Reigns, What Is Trump Actually Trying to Do?
Trump Warns of Tariff ‘Disturbance’ as He Touts Trade Plans
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would continue to push his campaign “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the country’s economy, immigration and foreign policy in an address to the Congress that was watched closely across the world for signals on how hard is going to push for change domestically and internationally. Read More Here
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