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US-China trade war: a game changer

by Sun Xi September 7, 2018

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Protectionism for liberals

by Robert Skidelsky August 15, 2018

Australia has an opportunity to forge a better foreign policy beyond its backyard. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Australia has to prepare for life after the WTO

by Giovanni Di Lieto August 6, 2018

US-China trade war is bad news for Beijing. Illustration: iStock

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Will US-China trade war reshape global value chains?

by Sun Xi August 6, 2018August 6, 2018

The overall benefits of free trade are widely accepted, but it does sometimes impose job insecurity and a sense of injustice. Photo: iStock

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How to protect workers without trade tariffs

by Robert J Shiller July 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Robots welding in a car factory. Photo: iStock

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Trump’s trade war with China: There’s a much better way

by Marshall Auerback July 21, 2018

A Chinese worker checks the glass cover-plate for Apple's iPhone X smartphone at a factory in Tongren city, southwest China's Guizhou province, 16 January 2018.

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China makes $8.46 from an iPhone — that’s why a trade war is futile

by Jason Dedrick, Greg Linden and Kenneth L. Kraemer July 15, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2016. Photo: AFP

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‘Trump is first president to treat China as equal’

by Jan Krikke May 10, 2018

More Chinese wines are finding their way into the liquor aisle. Photo: AP/Elizabeth Dalziel

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How China’s winemakers succeeded (without stealing)

by Cynthia Howson and Pierre Ly April 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the Expo, urging the rapid development of big data and the need to build the Big Data Expo into an international event. Photo: Reuters

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Xi makes more of the same pledges at Boao Forum

by Xuan Loc Doan April 13, 2018

China President Xi Jinping's keynote speech at the Boao Forum for the Asia Annual Conference 2018. Photo: AFP

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Boao Forum breath of fresh air amid trade uncertainty

by Sabena Siddiqui April 12, 2018

A boxing match between the USA and China. Image: iStock

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US-China trade war would be mutually destructive

by Sabena Siddiqui March 28, 2018March 28, 2018

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US national interest and trade policy: more than just tariffs

by Tom Velk March 21, 2018March 22, 2018

Symbolic of Sino-American relations, the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the People's Republic of China fly next to each other on a sunny, windy day. Photo: iStock

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Can China and US be partners instead of rivals?

by Sabena Siddiqui March 17, 2018March 17, 2018

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Trump’s dollar tug of war is big issue for export-focused Asia

by William Pesek March 15, 2018February 18, 2020

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Tariff policy: a sword with two edges

by Tom Velk March 9, 2018

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EU-Asean trade: A counterbalance to US and China

by Emanuele Scimia March 8, 2018March 8, 2018

Kangaroo behind fence. Photo: Flickr Commons

Australia, European Union, India, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, World

Australia touts free trade while chasing protectionism

by Giovanni Di Lieto February 21, 2018February 21, 2018

In the first speech by a Chinese head of state to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2017, President Xi Jinping proclaimed his country the champion of an open global economy and that there is 'no point' in blaming economic globalization for the world's problems. China seeks to play a greater role in world trade amid rising protectionism in the US and Europe. Photo: AFP / Fabrice Coffrini

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Trump’s America still more open to trade than Xi’s China

by Xuan Loc Doan February 1, 2018

The European Commission in Brussels. Photo: AFP

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Trilateral trade deal would rein in China’s expanding power

by Emanuele Scimia December 26, 2017

US President Donald Trump speaks on the final day of the APEC CEO Summit ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders summit in Da Nang, Vietnam, on November 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Nyein Chan Naing / Pool

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As Trump picks a fight, APEC just wants to get along

by Ma Nguyen November 13, 2017February 18, 2020

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Trump is partly right on unfair trade

by Grant Newsham November 13, 2017November 13, 2017

Does Donald Trump walking away from TPP hand trade clout in Asia to China? Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

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Trump’s high-stakes tour could shape future of regional dominance

by Xuan Loc Doan November 3, 2017

Beijing has trashed the EU's anti-dumping plans. Photo: iStock

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‘Trumpian’ Europe toughens anti-dumping rules against China

by Emanuele Scimia October 7, 2017

Flags of the United States and China on the Old Executive Office Building in Washington, DC. Photo: iStock

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US-China rivalry poses dilemma for Asia-Pacific middle powers

by Giovanni Di Lieto October 7, 2017

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Trump’s ‘America First’ policy is fine but approach is wrong

by Ken Moak October 6, 2017

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (left) talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 30, 2017. Reuters / Andy Wong / Pool

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RCEP fueling Xi Jinping’s major-power diplomacy

by Giovanni Di Lieto October 4, 2017

Under Prime Minister Theresa May, the UK has been active in pursuing bilateral trade agreements in the run-up to its exit from the EU. Photo: Reuters, Kirsty Wigglesworth

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Japan, UK at forefront of pushback against protectionism

by Jon Connars July 14, 2017

US President Donald Trump holds up an executive order withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership in January 2017. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

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Taiwan in the TPP: how to break the cross-strait status quo

by Emanuele Scimia July 3, 2017July 3, 2017

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The European Union dumps China

by Emanuele Scimia June 24, 2017June 25, 2017

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