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U.S.-China Phase I Agreement — Some Progress on Structural Changes; Far Behind on Trade in Goods and Services

Terence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 05/12/2020

In prior posts, I reviewed the U.S.-China Phase I Agreement and the commitments made by the parties. See https://currentthoughtsontrade.com/2020/01/19/u-s-china-phase-1-agreement-details-on-the-expanding-trade-chapter/; https://currentthoughtsontrade.com/2020/01/15/u-s-china-phase-1-trade-agreement-signed-on-january-15-an-impressive-agreement-if-enforced/. While for many the promised start of a Phase II…

China, climate and COVID-19: Managing subsidy spillovers

Bernard Hoekman & Douglas Nelson | VoxEU | 05/08/2020

Prior to the re-emergence of tariff nationalism as ...

The world economy in 2020—the IMF gets it mostly right

Indermit Gill | Brookings | 04/14/2020

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) just published its World Eco...

COVID-19 complicates US-China relations

Stephen Olson | Hinrich Foundation | 04/09/2020

The Coronavirus pandemic is reshaping the way the world lives, works, and...

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