The Four Steel Men Behind Trump’s Trade War
By Dan Steinbock
In few months, the Trump administration has undermined more than seven decades of U.S. free trade legacies. Who are the policymakers...
How Trade Wars Penalize Asian Currencies
By Dan Steinbock
Not so long ago, Asian currencies anticipated depreciation pressures to increase, due to monetary normalization. Yet, it is the trade wars that...
US Trade War with China
By Peter Koenig
WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday that it will continue pursuing action on trade with China, days after Washington and...
AIIB: Experiments in Scaling-up Development Finance
By Daniel Poon
Since its launch in January 2016, what are the significant developments on the operations of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)? In...
Betting Big on CPEC
By Xiangming Chen, S.K. Joseph and Hamna Tariq
With the launch of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), one fundamental question to ask is if this...
North Korea – UN Security Council’s – 15 : 0; – Choking a Country...
By Peter Koenig
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is being choked into submission if not starvation by the UN Security Council, by a...
China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative Promotes China Over US
By Sara Hsu
China’s One Belt One Road initiative is vast and promises to greatly expand China’s soft power in Asia, Europe, and Africa by...
Revival of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
By David Bartlett, Economic Adviser and Writer for RSM
The withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement disrupted the institutional structure of global trade. However,...
Trump’s Asia Tour: From Old Conflicts to New Prospects
By Dan Steinbock
Trump’s gruelling 12-day...
The Trump Administration’s IP Battle Against China
By Dan Steinbock
In recent weeks, friction between the White House and China has escalated in intellectual property. The question is, will it result in...
Trump’s Feeble Phase 1 China-US Trade Deal
By Dr. Jack Rasmus
With the announcement today, January 16, 2020 of the signing of the US-China Phase 1 ‘mini’ trade deal, and the US...
