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2019/01/09 | Stuart Heaver

Want to Understand the US-China Trade War? Turn Back the Clock to 1784

Trade tensions between the US and China have roots in 18th century tea tariffs and opium clippers.

2019/01/09 | East Asia Forum

How the Meng Wanzhou Case Imperils the US Commitment to 'Rule of Law'

As US-China trade negotiations continue in Beijing, it's hard not to feel like Meng is being leveraged as a 'bargaining chip' – after all, Donald Trump has admitted as much.

2017/04/04 | David Dollar

How will Trump and Xi Approach Trade Issues?

The United States does not have much leverage to push China to open up.

2017/04/04 | Zha Daojiong

How Can Xi Get Along with Trump?

For the two countries then — and the wider Asia Pacific region — an un-eventful meet-up is going to be a successful one.