With tariffs stalled, Trump's China policy drifts - Reuters
With tariffs stalled, Trump's China policy drifts Reuters
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"You have departments and agencies acting on their own accord, often with different objectives, and even at times in countervailing ways."
— Ely Ratner , Academic
"Mr Trump’s trade agenda had flipped the script on decades of failed policy that hollowed out the US industrial base."
— Kush Desai , Executive
"Their entire original strategy was centered around using tariffs to pressure China into major concessions."
— Scott Kennedy , Academic
"You have departments and agencies acting on their own accord, often with different objectives, and even at times in countervailing ways."
— Ely Ratner , Academic
"Trump's trade agenda had 'flipped the script' on decades of failed policy that hollowed out the U.S. industrial base."
— Kush Desai , Executive
"Where do we want to be with China? We want relations to be stable. We want our trade to be more balanced."
— Jamieson Greer , Executive
Key People
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Ely Ratner is a former Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs.
Jamieson Greer is the U.S. Trade Representative.
Kush Desai is a spokesperson for the White House.
U.S. Secretary of State.
Scott Bessent is the Treasury Secretary.
Scott Kennedy is a China expert at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies think tank.
Xi Jinping is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China.
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An analysis of President Trump's China policy, highlighting the lack of fundamental changes in Beijing's trade or military actions despite aggressive U.S. trade moves.
An in-depth look at the U.S. administration's erratic moves toward China, including sudden policy shifts and lack of a coherent strategy.
A report on the inconsistencies in the U.S. administration's approach to China, including policy reversals and contradictory decisions.
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