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Coronavirus: China’s export showroom Yiwu grinds to a near halt as global pandemic restrictions bite

Daniel Ren | South China Morning Post | 04/13/2020

China’s famed Yiwu International Trade Market, a barometer for the health of the nation’s exports, has been hammered by the economic fallout from Covid-19 Export orders have dried up amid…

‘Mask Diplomacy’ a Boost for Taiwan

Nicole Jax | Foreign Policy | 04/13/2020

With U.S.-China relations showing scant improvement, Taiwan may bolster its globa...

Some Countries Face an Awful Question: Death by Coronavirus or by Hunger?

Ruchir Sharma | The New York Times | 04/12/2020

The pandemic makes it nearly impossible ...

The US Is Waging War on Digital Trade Barriers

Justin Sherman | 04/10/2020

AS DIGITAL TRADE barriers rise throughout the world, so do swings at knocking them down...

A New Front for Nationalism: The Global Battle Against a Virus

By Peter S. Goodman, Katie Thomas, Sui-Lee Wee and Jeffrey Gettleman | New York Times | 04/10/2020

Borders Didn’t Stop The Pandemic. But They Might Block The Trade Of Medical Goods

Camila Domonoske | NPR | 04/08/2020

The coronavirus pandemic has caused a ...

WTO sees ‘ugly’ trade plunge, likely worse than financial crisis

Philip Blenkinsop | Reuters | 04/08/2020

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The World Trade O...

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