Protectionism

Food security was featured prominently during the Two Sessions that ended on March 11, the country’s most important annual political meeting. Both President Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 and outgoing premier Lǐ Kèqiáng 李克强 highlighted their concerns about keeping China’s food supply secure. One of the slogans that came out of the…

Kirsten Hillman was appointed Canada’s ambassador to the United States during a strikingly different time. It was March 2020. Donald Trump was still the U.S. president, and we were only two weeks into the coronavirus pandemic as declared by the World Health Organization. Two years later, Hillman is cultivating relationships…

This is a great treatise on the dangers of protectionism, the last resort of states desperately trying to compensate for their lack of competitiveness on the global market. South Africa is no exception. Free trade – that is, the opposite of ‘buy-local’ policies – allows consumers to pay less for…

WASHINGTON — Escalating blockades at the Canada-U.S. border are weakening one of the most fragile links in the vital North American supply chain — a link that has nothing to do with transport trucks, highways or bridges. WASHINGTON — Escalating blockades at the Canada-U.S. border are weakening one of the…

In proactively putting forward an agenda for long-term action to reduce carbon emissions and deal with the challenge of global warming, Prime Minister Narendra Modi placed India at an interesting spot in COP26. He won the approval of developed countries by promising to do more, in a time-bound manner, and…

Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during a meeting to commend role models in China's fight against the Covid-19 outbreak, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 8, 2020. — Reuters pic SHANGHAI, Nov 4 — Chinese President Xi Jinping called today for smooth global trade in…

HONG KONG, Sept 1, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - The sixth Belt and Road Summit, jointly organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), opened today. The two-day event is being held online this year under the theme…

Shield Works Precision Manufacturing is a fully British-owned OEM Manufacturing and IP Protective Assembly Facility based in China that "reinvents traditional China-based product supply" will be attending the Subcon Show in Birmingham UK. With fingerprint-access-only zones, 24/7 live video stream, and ISO standard practices, Shield Works aims to help foreign…

Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin delivering his speech at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Informal Leaders’ Retreat chaired by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, in Kuala Lumpur, July 16, 2021. — Bernama pic KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Malaysia is calling for closer cooperation from the Asia-Pacific…

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