Trump trade policy

If the United States is to engage in a long-term great power competition with China, it will need to decouple from the Trump administration’s “America First” agenda.

The deal will be inked on January 15 in Washington, Trump says, and “Phase Two” negotiations will start soon thereafter.

With details of the U.S.- Japan trade emerging, has the Abe administration sold out the Japanese farming sector?

An agreement that once looked close now seems far off.

As the US and Japan intensify trade negotiations, the push for a quick “mini-deal” on agriculture and autos will have far-reaching impact.

With China talks stalling, Trump may be more inclined to give Japan concessions to seal in a trade 'win.'

Trump seems to think dialogue will continue despite new tariffs, now reaching all Chinese imports. China may disagree.

U.S. demands are incoherent, illogical, or outright contradictory. That makes a deal even more uncertain.

Can the growing U.S.-India partnership survive ‘America First’?

Insights from Nien Su.

The problem centers on the most mistranslated word in the Chinese language: guanxi.