America
  • The New US-Chinese Globalization Opportunity
    2017-11-17 Dan Steinbock
    While US postwar policies in Asia are shifting, a new Sino-US historical opportunity has emerged. US and Chinese visions of globalization could still prove complementary.President Trump’s grueling 12-day Asia tour took place amid a worrisom... [FULL TEXT]
  • Trump’s Asia Tour: From Old Conflicts to New Prospects
    2017-11-15 Dan Steinbock
    Trump’s grueling 12-day Asia tour was a quest for mega deals. US policies in Asia are shifting. The stress on competitive strategic visions is being redefined by historic bilateral economic opportunities with China, Vietnam, South Korea,... [FULL TEXT]
  • The Trump Administration’s IP Battle Against China
    2017-11-14 Dan Steinbock
    In recent weeks, friction between the White House and China has escalated in intellectual property. The question is, will it result in a global trade war. In mid-August, President Trump asked U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to o... [FULL TEXT]
  • US-China Trade at Global Crossroads
    2017-11-10 Dan Steinbock
    Despite “America First” policies, President Trump’s economic agenda needs expanding trade with China. President Donald Trump began his grueling 12-day Asia tour amid US Special Counsel’s first indictments, which cast a shadow over the White... [FULL TEXT]
  • Assessing China-U.S. Relations in the Trump Era
    2017-11-07 Shao Yuqun
    People used to say that the China-U.S. relationship had both a ceiling and a floor. However, that description of the bilateral relationship has seldom been heard over the past several years during academic discussions and debates in Beijing... [FULL TEXT]
  • Changes in Global Trade and Investment and Implications for ...
    2017-10-30 Xue Lei
    Changing landscape of global trade and investmentThe deepening of economic globalization has been a result of rapidly increasing global trade and investment flows. Before the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, global trade usually grew at twice ... [FULL TEXT]
  • What Will Trump’s New Iran Strategy Do?
    2017-10-24 Jin Liangxiang
    On October 13, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his new Iran strategy. As expected, President Trump jettisoned another part of Barack Obama’s legacy, though he stopped short of withdrawing the U.S. from the nuclear deal. The new strate... [FULL TEXT]
  • How To Resolve the Korean Conundrum
    2017-09-18 Dan Steinbock
    As the US policy has failed in the Korean Peninsula, dark scenarios cast a shadow over the region – but could also pave way for peace. Recently, U.S. UN Ambassador Nikki Haley called for “the strongest sanctions” to pressure North Korea int... [FULL TEXT]
  • If America exits the Paris Accord, climate risks will intens...
    2017-09-08 Dan Steinbock
    Even before Irma and its successors, Typhoon Hato and Hurricane Harvey caused massive devastation from the US to Asia. If America will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, emerging Asia will pay the highest price.As I left Manila, tro... [FULL TEXT]
  • Shifting the momentum on the Korean Peninsula
    2017-08-28 Chen Dongxiao
    Beijing has long held three objectives for East Asia, and the Korean Peninsula in particular.The first is to promote general peace and stability premised on North Korea's diplomatic normalisation with the United States and South Korea.The s... [FULL TEXT]