China’s Strategy

by Charles P. Ries The Trump administration's move to postpone the imposition of new tariffs on Chinese consumer goods until December comes as stiff tariffs the United States has already levied against China—on hundreds of billions of dollars of other commod…

NEW YORK – It sounds like a schlocky 1950s horror flick: a war across the Asia-Pacific triggered by a horde of giant clams. Unfortunately, this is not “Roger Corman Presents.” It’s the worst possible outcome of an actual crisis playing out in the South China …

The Trump administrations move to postpone the imposition of new tariffs on Chinese consumer goods until December comes as stiff tariffs the U.S. has already levied against China on hundreds of billions of dollars of other commodities dont seem to be working.…

"Lingering in the background is a more fundamental concern - namely that we may be witnessing the end of globalization. [] If so, the rapid increase in cross-border movement of goods, services, capital and people that has been the defining feature of the glob…

The combined effect of ongoing wars in the Middle East, budget austerity, underinvestment in advanced military capabilities and the scale of Americas liberal order-building agenda has left the US armed forces ill-prepared for great power competition in the In…

Facing another U.S. tariff hike, Chinese President Xi Jinping is getting tougher with Washington instead of backing down. Beijing fired what economists called a "warning shot" at Washington by letting its yuan currency weaken in response to President Donald T…

The current tariff war between the USA and China has its roots in the fact that for decades we have allowed China unrestricted access to our markets.  They took full advantage of this to develop themselves into the second most important economy in th…

FILE - In this June 29, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan. Facing another U.S. tariff hike, Xi is getting to…

FILE - In this June 29, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan. Facing another U.S. tariff hike, Xi is getting to…

BEIJING - Facing another U.S. tariff hike, Chinese President Xi Jinping is getting tougher with Washington instead of backing down. Beijing fired what economists called a warning shot at Washington by letting its yuan currency weaken in response to President…