Protectionism

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…

WASHINGTON (Project Syndicate) Not content with its trade war against China, President Donald Trumps administration has also opened bilateral trade negotiations with Japan. Yet whatever Trump hopes to achieve with Japan, it will be far less than what he threw…

Google has restricted the Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei from receiving some updates to the Android operating system, meaning that all its future devices will lose access to Google services including Gmail, YouTube and Google Play Store.The move foll…

Thirty-two years later, the presidents song remains the same except, of course, that Japan has been replaced by China as the principal target of Trumps protectionist policy. Tariffs will bring in FAR MORE wealth to our Country than even a phenomenal deal of t…

John Stossel sent my letter of earlier today on to Victor Davis Hanson. Mr. Hanson was not impressed with my letter.I do not have permission to share Mr. Hanson’s response, but I here share my (slightly edited) reply to his response – a reply that John Stosse…