Trade War

If there's one demographic whose vote US President Donald Trump can count on next week it is American farmers.Some critics have accused the President of trying to buy farmers' votes through record subsidies aimed at offsetting their losses brought about by his trade war with China.The farmers' support is peculiar…

Joe Biden is planning to confront China across the globe, embracing some of President Trump's goals but rejecting his means.The big picture: By starting a trade war with China, Trump has fundamentally altered the U.S.- China relationship — and forced both Republicans and Democrats to accept a more confrontational approach…

The 2016 election was a referendum on free trade, which many blamed for destroying millions of American manufacturing jobs. In 2020, it could be about the merits of trade wars. During President Donald Trump's first term, he tore up deals, launched a trade war with China and renegotiated NAFTA. His…

WASHINGTON—President Trump’s trade war against China didn’t achieve the central objective of reversing a U.S. decline in manufacturing, economic data show, despite tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of Chinese goods to discourage imports. The tariffs did succeed in reducing the trade deficit with China in 2019, but the…

On a spring day in 2017, Robert Lighthizer walked through the doors of the office of the United States Trade Representative to introduce himself to the career staff who had shepherded American trade policy for a generation. After a chaotic few months awaiting Lighthizer's confirmation, officials were eager for stability;…

Chinese President Xi Jinping marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the .He began his tour of the southern province of Guangdong on Monday in the coastal city of Chaozhou, flanked by his entourage and local officials, where he visited factories and urged staff to innovate and be more self-reliant.Without referring…

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Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the 2020 vice presidential campaign debate in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 7, 2020. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) Vice President Mike Pence accused Joe Biden of being a “cheerleader” for China during the vice presidential debate on Wednesday night. Pence faced off against opponent Senator Kamala…

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