Trade Talks
146. Semiconductors and US export bans - from Huawei to SMIC
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How and why the United States is banning exports of semiconductors, software and tools to some of the world’s largest companies.
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145. Xinjiang’s forced labor, supply chains, and trade sanctions
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Concerns escalate that forced labor and other crimes against humanity are taking place in Xinjiang, China.
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144. Trade policy transitions, with Ambassador Susan Schwab
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From tariff leverage to trade deals, a former USTR explains how the baton is handed from one American administration to the next.
Trade Talks
143. RCEP – Separating fact from friction
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China, Japan, South Korea and 12 other Asian countries finally signed that mega-trade deal. Here’s what’s in it.
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142. Can Biden Make Trade Boring Again?
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The incoming US administration inherits a big trade agenda. Who will lead it and how much of it will they do?
Trade Talks
141. Britain’s Trade Policy, 1815-2016
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From Corn Laws to Imperial Preferences to joining the EEC, Britain’s current trade policy conundrum has echoes from the past.
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140. Is shipping ship-shape?
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Containerized shipping is an odd business in normal times. What happens when you add a pandemic and a trade war?
Trade Talks
139. How Technology Enabled Trade: Digitization and Offshoring
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At the turn of the century, electronic communication suddenly helped firms fragment production, but only some went overseas.
Trade Talks
138. Trade and the worst financial crisis of the century—in 1866
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London’s central role in 19th century trade finance meant that its bank failure had effects for decades.
Trade Talks
137. Imbalances, Inequality, and Trade
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China, the US and Germany each suffer from inequality and trade imbalances. Their linkages, and how policymakers try to fix them.