Freelance Journalist, former Wall Street Journal Senior Editor.
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Biden’s embrace of Trump-era tariffs is emblematic of a broader change in U.S. thinking on trade—and toward China.
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Beijing’s experiences are a road map for both opportunities and traps.
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After declining during the Trump years and the pandemic, U.S.-China track-two dialogues are back. But can they really help Beijing and Washington stabilize relations?
View / Downloadhttps://www.thewirechina.com/2024/01/14/back-on-track-two-dialogues-u-s-china/
As Beijing struggles with a downturn, some experts make a brighter case.
View / Downloadhttps://foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/17/china-economy-optimists-property/An obituary for David Dollar, whose work argued for the benefits of more open trade and investment for poor countries.
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The Taipei government is keen to show the island is more than a political football between the U.S. and China.
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Blinken vs. Yellen vs. Raimondo says a lot about how Washington and Beijing operate
View / Downloadhttps://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/04/27/joe-biden-needs-china-fixer-00094064The U.S. is frantically searching for a new framework to guide relations with China.
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Neither country got the concessions it sought. The real beneficiaries? Vietnam and others who stepped into the breach.
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The administration has struggled to take on Beijing without alienating allies at home and abroad.
View / Downloadhttps://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/31/biden-china-trade-politics-00003379Beijing leans on an array of levers to extract intellectual property—sometimes coercively.
View / Downloadhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/how-china-systematically-pries-technology-from-u-s-companies-1537972066Weighing whether it was a mistake for the U.S. to allow China to join the World Trade Organization.
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‘Get Moving’: how Trump ratcheted up the trade battle With China.
View / Downloadhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/get-moving-how-trump-ratcheted-up-the-trade-battle-with-china-1528383547U.S. Trade Rep Bob Lighthizer argued for years that negotiations with China was fruitless. The time for confrontation had arrived.
View / Downloadhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/the-architect-of-trumps-tough-on-china-policy-1523028038How Chinese localities stymie efforts to curb industrial overproduction.
View / Downloadhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/in-china-beijing-fights-losing-battle-to-rein-in-factory-production-1405477804The article introduced Xi Jinping's key economic aide to a wider audience.
View / Downloadhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304906704579111442566524958How a leading Chinese banker got sidelined by making commercial decisions rather than following Communist Party wishes.
View / Downloadhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324196204578297961462046562How the Communist Party and Chinese government keep control of China's central bank.
View / Downloadhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703410604576217553508821290This story broke the news that President Clinton had no intention of signing a WTO deal with the visiting Chinese premier.
View / Downloadhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB923607789295191805Freelance Journalist, former Wall Street Journal Senior Editor.
bob.davisreports@gmail.com