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Author Archives: Alicia Garcia Herrero

Posted inUS-China

Trump-Xi talks end in truce, not deal, with new potent risks

by Alicia Garcia Herrero October 30, 2025November 5, 2025

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping finally met in Busan, South Korea, for long-awaited talks aimed at easing trade tensions. If that was the objective, it was only narrowly achieved: the US “fentanyl tariffs” on China were halved—from 20% to 10%—bringing Chinese tariff levels closer to those of other Asian economies. In […]

Posted inTrade

China’s rare earths squeeze leaves US dangerously exposed

by Alicia Garcia Herrero October 13, 2025October 18, 2025
Posted inNortheast Asia

Taiwan soars on AI boom but two-tier economy risks run deep

by Alicia Garcia Herrero August 29, 2025September 3, 2025
The dollar has strengthened since Donald Trump's election.Photo: AFP / Jewel Samad
Posted inOpinion

Mar-a-Lago Accord would end the dollar’s – and America’s – reign

by Alicia Garcia Herrero April 23, 2025April 23, 2025
Posted inOpinion

China’s ‘two sessions’ all about rebuffing Trump

by Alicia Garcia Herrero March 10, 2025March 10, 2025
Posted inOpinion

DeepSeek juices the geopolitics of AI

by Alicia Garcia Herrero and Michal Krystyanczuk February 5, 2025February 8, 2025
Posted inTrade

Global economy bracing for Trumpworld

by Alicia Garcia Herrero December 12, 2024December 16, 2024
Posted inUS-China

Trump’s China policies will take collateral toll on Europe

by Alicia Garcia Herrero November 27, 2024December 3, 2024
Posted inBusiness

EV tariffs end an era of EU-China engagement

by Alicia Garcia Herrero October 10, 2024November 21, 2024
Posted inOpinion

China’s Third Plenum all about muddling through

by Alicia Garcia Herrero July 22, 2024July 22, 2024
Posted inOpinion

3rd Plenum will treat economy with Chinese medicine

by Alicia Garcia Herrero July 12, 2024July 12, 2024
Posted inOpinion

A weaker Modi means fewer reforms, slower economy

by Alicia Garcia Herrero June 6, 2024June 6, 2024
Posted inOpinion

Xi’s visit a hard reality check for EU-China relations

by Alicia Garcia Herrero May 9, 2024May 9, 2024
Posted inOpinion

China’s ‘new productive forces’ risk overcapacity bubble

by Alicia Garcia Herrero April 15, 2024April 15, 2024
Posted inOpinion

Indonesia’s election points to a multipolar, nationalistic world 

by Alicia Garcia Herrero February 16, 2024February 16, 2024
Posted inOpinion

Taiwan’s de-risking efforts may be stopped at the polls

by Alicia Garcia Herrero January 12, 2024January 12, 2024
Posted inOpinion

Taiwan poised for economic bounceback in 2024

by Alicia Garcia Herrero December 18, 2023December 18, 2023
Posted inOpinion

Foreseeing world economy chokepoints in 2024

by Alicia Garcia Herrero December 13, 2023December 13, 2023
Posted inOpinion

Why the EU-China Summit is bound to disappoint

by Alicia Garcia Herrero December 5, 2023December 5, 2023
Posted inOpinion

Third Belt and Road Forum confirms how divided the world is

by Alicia Garcia Herrero October 20, 2023October 20, 2023
Posted inOpinion

China’s position on Israel leading to a cold war

by Alicia Garcia Herrero October 17, 2023October 17, 2023
Posted inOpinion

Can China avoid a financial crisis?

by Alicia Garcia Herrero August 21, 2023August 21, 2023
Posted inOpinion

China’s GDP data point to need for stimulus, but will it come?

by Alicia Garcia Herrero July 17, 2023July 17, 2023
Posted inOpinion

West has made it easy for China in Latin America

by Alicia Garcia Herrero June 12, 2023June 12, 2023
Posted inOpinion

Will Lula find his El Dorado in China?

by Alicia Garcia Herrero April 12, 2023April 14, 2023
Posted inOpinion

No gains for Europe from latest pilgrimage to Beijing 

by Alicia Garcia Herrero April 6, 2023April 6, 2023
Posted inOpinion

Li Keqiang’s farewell points to jobs as China’s major problem 

by Alicia Garcia Herrero March 8, 2023March 8, 2023
Posted inOpinion

How well does China’s reopening bode for the economy?

by Alicia Garcia Herrero February 17, 2023February 17, 2023
Posted inChina

Will China continue to dominate global trade in 2023? 

by Alicia Garcia Herrero January 21, 2023January 24, 2023
Posted inOpinion

Don’t expect Asia to save the global economy in 2023

by Alicia Garcia Herrero January 3, 2023January 3, 2023

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