Editor’s Note: And undermining IP laws promises opposite Have you ever noticed that “fake news” almost always means bad news? Of course it’s taken for granted that “real news” usually means the same. Well, here’s that rarest of treasures, a piece of news that is both real and good, which frankly everyone should be […]
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Watch out for Chinese interference in U.S. elections, too
While China often accuses the U.S. of interference in its internal affairs, most recently with Chinese claims of American assistance and encouragement to the Hong Kong protesters, the reverse scenario is at least as plausible warn AEI’s Zack Cooper and Laura Rosenberger in an […]
Trump can support Hong Kong protesters (if he wants to)
It remains to be seen if President Donald Trump has any interest in helping Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters — but if he does, there are a number of options available to him, write former GOP Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Christine Whiton in an […]
Can threat of decoupling resolve trade war?
Donald Trump’s famous claim that “trade wars are easy to win” has attracted much “I told you so”-ing from economists and pundits, as the U.S. dispute with China drags on and on in the face of Chinese intransigence, apparently with no end in sight. However […]
Trade wars are hitting global confidence
There is now a serious risk that escalating trade disputes between major global players will tip the world economy into recession, warns the Financial Times editorial board in a new op-ed published Friday. The FT opinion chiefs tally a number of ominous trends as we […]
Pentagon needs to adapt to new tech landscape
In the good old days of the Cold War (well, old days at least) the Pentagon was a key driver of technological innovation, and its dominance was reflected in the structure of R&D and procurement programs. But the old bureaucracy is woefully unsuited to […]
U.S. and Europe must present united front to China
Any country which tries to confront China’s unfair trade policies by itself, including rampant theft of IP and anti-competitive practices, is probably doomed to failure given the sheer size of the Chinese economy — and this judgment also applies to the United States, wielding […]
Maybe Trump doesn’t want a China trade deal, period
Conventional wisdom among economists and free traders holds that Donald Trump’s trade war with China, while perhaps justified on the grounds of numerous Chinese transgressions, has nonetheless been pursued in a muddled fashion, with no clear goal or exit strategy. But this discounts the possibility that […]
China trade war costs average U.S. family $460
Trade wars like America’s current dispute with China carry significant costs for ordinary people on both sides of the conflict, as tariffs drive up prices of imports and with them the cost of living. But precisely how much is the trade tussle with China costing […]
Trump should hit China’s access to cheap dollars
Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with China, characterized by tit-for-tat tariffs which harm American consumers and exporters alike, doesn’t appear to be progressing to a victorious conclusion. However the U.S. has one important weapon left in its trade war arsenal, according to Anne Stevenson-Yang, […]