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Trade showdown

How are Chinese manufacturers reacting to the threat of U.S. tariffs?

by Jennifer Pak
Apr 26, 2018
We spoke to Chinese manufacturers in Guangzhou city in Southern China at one of the world’s biggest trade shows — the Canton Fair.
Dollars and yuan notes.
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Is globalism a failed policy?

by David Brancaccio
Apr 24, 2018
The economy is doing well, but the average person is angry. "The alternative is that you change the social contract," one expert says.
“You can get rid of Trump, but, I mean, all of the Trumpism in the United States is real and is coming for us,” says Ian Bremmer, president of the political risk consultancy Eurasia Group.
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Relief and some concern at Xi Jinping’s trade speech

by Andy Uhler
Apr 10, 2018
In the frequent exchanges on trade between the U.S. and China, it was Chinese President Xi Jinping’s turn to offer his country’s take. Speaking to the Boao Forum for Asia today, Xi struck a  conciliatory tone. He said China is committed to opening up its economy more to foreign businesses and products. So what do […]
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NAFTA Explained

Where do NAFTA renegotiations stand?

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Apr 10, 2018
After seven rounds of brokering a revamped deal, there are still major sticking points to discuss between the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
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Trump proposes $100 billion in new tariffs on Chinese goods

by Associated Press
Apr 5, 2018
President Donald Trump has instructed the U.S. trade representative to consider slapping $100 billion in additional tariffs on Chinese goods. The move comes a day after China issued a $50 billion list of U.S. goods including soybeans and small aircraft for possible tariff hikes in an escalating and potentially damaging dispute. The White House said […]
Workers load imported soybeans from cargo ships at a port in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province on April 4.
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Trade showdown

In Shanghai, few worry over U.S-China trade spat

by Jennifer Pak
Apr 5, 2018
"In China's history, we’ve faced more serious problems than this,” one man says.
Roy Ma and his family consume American fruits and nuts but he says the latest China tariffs on these products will not have a huge impact on his life. He is worried about what other tariffs will be imposed as the trade friction escalates.
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Why the U.S. needs foreign steel imports

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Mar 28, 2018
After Trump’s tariff announcement, manufacturers saw raw materials prices rise.
Hannibal Industries is the largest manufacturer of steel pallet racks in the United States.
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Here’s how the U.S. would decide which Chinese products to hit with tariffs

by Tracey Samuelson
Mar 27, 2018
This week or next the Trump administration is expected to announce a list of Chinese exports it could slap with tariffs to punish China for what it sees as unfair trade practices. Trade talks between the U.S. and China are ongoing, and markets are certainly hoping that two biggest economies in the world might keep […]
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U.S. strikes more assertive note in trade relations

by Tracey Samuelson
Mar 26, 2018
South Korea has become the first nation to be permanently exempted from President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs as part of a newly renegotiated free trade agreement between the two countries announced today. The Trump administration has used the possibility of tariffs as leverage in other trade issues as well, such as renegotiating the […]
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Trade showdown

China's carrot and stick approach to U.S. tariffs

by Jennifer Pak
Mar 26, 2018
The U.S. has accused the country of forcing American firms to transfer technology to gain access to its markets.
President Donald Trump has announced tariffs on as much as $60 billion worth of Chinese products. Above, a worker stands on a dock in Shanghai.
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