Protectionism

By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - Provoking trade disputes is "naked economic terrorism", a senior Chinese diplomat said on Thursday, ramping up the rhetoric against the United States amid a bitter trade war that is showing no signs of ending soon. Trade…

Given recent developments in the use of Section 232 in steel, aluminum, possibly uranium and automobiles, as well as the increasingly expensive bailouts of the ag sector, it behooves us to see some earlier perspectives on the use of such protectionist and int…

Narendra Modi won the 2014 election with the slogan, minimum government, maximum governance. In practice, government intervention in the economy often increased and governance often worsened. Having won a landslide, Modi should return to his old slogan and ma…

Drake, of course, is no Raptors-fan-come-lately. Heres my colleague Sopan Deb on Drakes performances on the sidelines: I know he annoys many N.B.A. watchers. He has for a while, ever since he was named the Raptors global ambassador in 2013. Complex named Drak…

On Friday morning, Britain woke to headlines declaring that Theresa May, the chronically beleaguered Prime Minister, was expected to announce her resignation later in the day. There was a note of weariness in the reportage: Just Tell Her Phil was the headline…

By Doina Chiacu and Stella Qiu WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday U.S. complaints against Huawei Technologies Co Ltd might be resolved within the framework of a U.S.-China trade deal, while at the same time calling the Chi…

According to the Research Department at BBVA, economic growth gained momentum in early 2019 across the world, but they point out that protectionism is a threat and also signal some worries about the factors behind Q1 growth.  Key Quotes:  “Growth in the Eur…

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj with other leaders, including Pakistans Shah Mahmood Qureshi, at the SCO meet, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday. (PTI) India on Wednesday said the bombings in Sri Lanka at a time when the wounds of the Pulwama terro…

Americans certainly like quoting Chinese proverbs. The pithy dictums are found in fortune cookies, and politicians like to use them to make a point, toonever mind the fact that the veracity of the wise sayings attributed to Confucius are often in doubt. Earl…

China kept insisting it was still a poor developing country that needed extra protection long after it had become the worlds largest manufacturer by far. Nevertheless, the relationship worked for enough U.S. companies enough of the time that the worlds bigges…