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The Strategic Considerations for U.S.-China Trade following the arrest of Huawei CFO.

The detainment of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. The announcement of the “provisional detainment” of Huawei CFO came suddenly following the footsteps of a seemingly positive announcement of U.S.-China trade ties post G20 summit in Buenos Aires. Many U.S.-China trade observers are already estimating the potential derailment of the trade talks. However, if executed correctly and managed from a U.S. side, this may not derail the prospect of a negotiation as others contend….Read More Here

China Intel Briefs: November 12-18

A weekly roll-up of news and events highlighting opportunity and risk to companies operating in China & Southeast Asia. This weeks China Intel Briefs Cover the ASEAN summit underway in Singapore with landmark e-commerce agreement, China temporarily reinstates ban on rhinoceros’ horns and tiger bones, Central Bank of China will cushion but allow for declining yuan, Asia free-trade deal stalls at ASEAN, Young ‘Marxists’ detained and missing in China , President Xi visits APEC Summit , Monetary easing supports Chinese bonds, and U.S. President Donald Trump raise hopes for China trade deal….. Read More Here…..

China’s Economy Cooling Down

According a studied released on August 14 by the China National Bureau of Statistics China’s economic growth slowed 5.5%. This rate is lower compared to the first seven months (January through July) of the previous year’s growth. Beijing tried to explain the slow growth by China transitioning from ““high-speed growth” to “high-quality growth,” which was promoted by high tech initiative as part of Beijing’s “Made in China 2025” industrial policy. – Ziqing Zhang

For our assessment on the global impacts on businesses, see our detailed summary and assessment here.

Trump’s Trade War with China has started

United States President Donald Trump’s first round of tariff on $34 billion worth of Chinese imports will take effect on Friday, July 6, 2018. The first 25% tariff will impact a variety of products including farm machinery, industrial products, medical devices, automobiles, and aircraft parts. Read a more detailed summary and our assessment here.

Did Trump Initiate a Trade War With China?

On January 23, 2018, President Donald Trump approved two decisions imposing tariffs and quotas on solar cells and washers.  These tariffs may adversely affect U.S. consumers through increased import prices and are likely to spark retaliatory polices by many of the U.S. trading partners in Asia. This began when the current administration approved safeguard measures, pursuant…

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