Analysis of China/U.S. Trade Relations

摘要

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 7, 2018, warned that he was ready to slap tariffs on virtually all Chinese imports into the U.S., threatening duties on another $267 billion of goods on top of $200 billion in imports primed for levies in coming days. These impending actions would sharply escalate the developing trade war with Beijing over the U.S. demand for major changes in China's economic, trade and technology policy. The U.S. position is not new, it's been formed over the past two decades under various administrations. As we will discuss later in this article, China has a long history of not allowing a level playing field when it comes to allowing outsiders access to their home market. China has been highly adept at creating creative trade barriers while still maintaining and growing its own exports to other countries such as the U.S. Instead of addressing the concerns that have been expressed by the U.S. and other countries China has threatened retaliation against the U.S. which could include action against U.S. companies operating there. Nothing new here, it has happened before.