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First the trade war, then the pandemic. Now Chinese manufacturers are turning inward

Karen Hao | MIT Technology Review | 06/03/2020

Ask Zhu Kaiyu about his factory, and he can rattle off a series of statistics meant to impress: 15,000 square meters, 800 employees, 300 machines, 5 million articles of clothing…

No, Trump’s Trade Policies Still Won’t Save American Manufacturing

Kimberly Ann Elliot | World Politics Review | 05/26/2020

On the heels of Sen. Josh Hawley’s...

Don’t underestimate USMCA changes

Lou Longo | Automotive News | 05/25/2020

As if the coronavirus shutdown wasn’t enough of a seismic shock for U.S. co...

For Manufacturers, U.S. Trade Policy Yields Mixed Results

Benjamin Glick | 05/22/2020

The Trump administration has distinguished itself from its predecessors by r...

Five Points about U.S. Trade Over the Last Thirty Years

Brad W. Setser | Council on Foreign Relations | 05/19/2020

1. Globalization hasn’t meant increased demand ...

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