Category: Bilateral Relations
China Eyes Further Northeast Asian Economic Integration in RCEP
When the Obama administration focused its efforts on a pivot to Asia, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) served as a key economic pillar of the strategy. The deal was poised to become the largest free trade agreement in the world, encompassing...
Addressing Risk in the Era of US-China “Great Power” Competition
Washington’s obsession with national security presents compliance and reputational risk to US companies in China, but they can protect against it.
China’s IP System was Improving Even Before the Trade War
Despite little progress on intellectual property in the trade talks and the difficulties of implementing reform, China is quietly revamping its judicial system to better protect both domestic and foreign IP.
Trending Toward Reciprocity: Enforcement of US Judgments in China
Landmark cases provide glimmers of hope in the absence of a formal policy of bilateral legal reciprocity.
$9 Billion and Counting
A $9 billion decline in goods exports to China in a year may seem like just a number, but that total is comprised of small companies across the United States struggling to make difficult decisions in the face of tariffs.
The Handshake that Changed the World
Forty-seven years ago today, Nixon grasped the hand of Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, an image that represented a sea change in foreign relations for the two countries. Lesser known, however, is the story of how those images were captured and...
January 29, 1979 Performance of American Arts for Deng Xiaoping
In January 1979, Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping visited the United States, where the US-China Business Council arranged a performance of a range of American acts, including the iconic John Denver. Read more about the event and see the original...
The Trade War Is On Hold – But the Politicized Trade and Investment Climate Is Here to Stay
Although deals are being hammered out between the United States and China to help avert a trade war, even a best case scenario still entails the corrosion of trust in the trade partnership between the world's largest economies.
A Short History of Trade Wars
Trade tensions between Beijing and Washington have been high lately. With the potential of a trade war looming, Sarah Pavlak takes a historical view of how these commercial spats usually pan out.
US and China Fire Shots in Mounting Trade Dispute
The United States and China have both fired warning shots on the growing field of bilateral trade disputes, though the most significant battle is likely still weeks away. While both sides have announced proposed tariffs on $50 billion in imports...