By Ryan Yeh An increasing number of disclosures from U.S. government officials and leading scholars indicate that Trump gravely misjudged China. The president believed that by imposing sufficiently high tariffs – given China’s large trade surplus with the U.S.—it would quickly capitulate. At that point, the U.

By Ryan Yeh In recent days, the U.S. government has indiscriminately wielded tariff measures, imposing "reciprocal tariffs" on its global trading partners, including China. The coercion severely violates China’s legitimate rights, breaches World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, undermines the multilateral trading system, and destabilizes the global

Recently, in conversations with professors and students from Harvard Business School and the Harvard JFK School of Government, I found that many still view the “China dividend” through a lens shaped decades ago. Understandably, such outdated perceptions can no longer capture the full, complex reality of today’s China. So,

In this street interview, we spoke to several young people in Beijing about their thoughts on the ongoing China-U.S. tariff war. From its impact on global trade to its effects on everyday life, we get a range of opinions on how this trade conflict is shaping the world. Check

By Ryan Yeh For years, Western narratives about China's economy have often swung between extremes — "China threat" or "China collapse." This dichotomy usually stems from a fundamental disconnect: evaluating China's unique, long-term, people-centered economic model through the narrow lens of Western shareholder

By John Ross China would in all circumstances have increased its lead in economic growth over the U.S. in 2025. But the impact of Trump’s tariff announcements will slow the U.S. economy and therefore greatly increase China’s lead. This will have a significant impact internationally in

By Cai Tongjuan The trade war between China and the United States has escalated once again. Following Washington’s announcement of steep tariffs on Chinese goods, Beijing swiftly responded on April 4th, announcing a blanket 34% tariff on all imports from the United States. Simultaneously, China introduced export controls on

By Wang Mengqiao On April 2 local time, U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency and signed two executive orders introducing so-called "reciprocal tariffs." Beginning on April 9, the United States imposed sweeping tariffs on major economic players--including China, the European Union, and Japan. Within days,

By Ryan Yeh Current U.S. trade policy, particularly its confrontational stance towards China, is increasingly hobbled by a deep internal incoherence of three critical fractures. First, a jarring disconnect between strategic ambitions and stark economic constraints; second, an irreconcilable tension between populist protectionism and the nature of capital to