The Magic Beans
With their deeply integrated supply chains and highly complementary economies, China and the U.S. stand to lose from any forced decoupling—an approach that is neither practical nor beneficial to either side.
With their deeply integrated supply chains and highly complementary economies, China and the U.S. stand to lose from any forced decoupling—an approach that is neither practical nor beneficial to either side.
Fentanyl abuse and the thousands upon thousands of deaths resulting from it are an American problem created by American doctors, the American public, American pharmaceutical companies and unscrupulous individuals.
What is happening in the world today serves as a stark reminder of the potential damage that can occur from the unchecked trade powers of the U.S. president.
The USTR’s proposed actions alone faces the serious risk of isolating U.S. businesses while failing to resurrect supply chains that have been eroding over decades.
Trump’s team of advisers may be able to estimate the economic toll of tariffs on China, but they cannot fathom the lengths to which the Chinese people are prepared to go to weather the storm.
Amid external uncertainties, the Chinese authorities should put greater emphasis on expanding domestic markets, widening marketing channels and addressing financing risks facing foreign trade companies.
China is adapting, shifting its focus from volume to value, from the United States to the Asia region, and from trade dependence to domestic innovation.
America’s protectionist policies reflect a global economic reordering that is already underway.
In the battle between hegemony and multilateralism, the world’s future belongs to those who build bridges, not walls.
Politics, at its core, has never been about daring business gambles—it’s about the careful calculus of power. And while entrepreneurs bet on markets, politicians stake their futures on something far less predictable: people.
Washington’s disruptive trade wars present both opportunities and challenges to China and Africa.
American Sinophobia isn’t just about China — it’s a deep-rooted addiction to scapegoating foreigners and America’s own minorities for its domestic problems. Until policymakers earnestly confront domestic challenges, U.S. foreign policy will continue to rely on scapegoating external ‘adversaries.’