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Reimagining the Economy

Rethinking the U.S.-China relationship under the Biden administration

by David Brancaccio , Daniel Shin and Alex Schroeder
Dec 15, 2020
Economist Dean Baker says the two should be sharing intellectual property in health care and climate technology, "not fighting over it."
Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaking in Beijing in 2013. As president, Biden will inherit a complicated relationship between the giant economies.
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U.S.-China long-term investment falls to 9-year low amid pandemic, protectionism

by Scott Tong
Sep 17, 2020
Chinese investment in the U.S. also fell because of the pandemic recession.
The Trump administration's tariffs against Chinese imports have not succeeded, a report shows.
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Trade showdown

Who's paying the tariffs on Chinese goods? A new report says it isn't the Chinese

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 25, 2019
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Americans are paying.
Chinese police officers watch a cargo ship at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province in 2018.
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A view of the trade war from "America's Port"

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 19, 2019
At the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest in nation, tariffs are taking a toll.
At the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest in nation, tariffs are taking a toll.
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How Chinese consumers are coping with tariffs on U.S. goods

by Jennifer Pak
Sep 19, 2019
Some Chinese consumers are buying less and others are buying local.
A customer shops for clothing at a mall in Beijing in January 2019.
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5 targets in the trade war's latest fallout

by Janet Nguyen , Andie Corban and Bennett Purser
Aug 29, 2019
About $300 billion worth of Chinese goods are getting hit with tariffs this weekend, including merry-go-rounds and lithium-ion batteries.
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Best Buy to announce earnings amid looming tariff threats

by Scott Tong
Aug 28, 2019
Best Buy reports quarterly earnings, as the shadow of tariffs looms against consumer electronics made in China.
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Trade showdown

China announces tariff hike on $75 billion of U.S. products

by Associated Press
Aug 23, 2019
China on Friday announced tariff hikes on $75 billion of U.S. products in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s planned increase.
Chinese and US flags are seen on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in the maintenance room of a dealership in Shanghai on August 24, 2018. - From Harley-Davidson motorcycles and US bourbon to Chinese parts and machinery, the world's two largest economies have exchanged punitive tariffs that slice through a wide swath of products.
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Huawei expects no relief from U.S. sanctions but is confident

by Associated Press
Aug 20, 2019
The founder of Chinese tech giant said Tuesday he expects no relief from U.S. export curbs,
A picture of a screen show a tracking mode from a Huawei device during the Huawei developer conference at the Huawei Campus in Dongguan, Guangdong province on August 10, 2019.
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U.S. farmer on worsening trade dispute: "It's like a knife in my heart"

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Aug 6, 2019
Farmers hoped for a resolution to the trade war, then everything got worse.
American hogs are selling for higher prices, but to a smaller market as trade war worsens.
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