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107: Bombed Embassies and Document Leaks – How China Got into the WTO
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Was letting China join the WTO a mistake? Paul Blustein describes fraught negotiations with America that culminated in its entry.
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106: Trump’s Mini-Deal with China
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Jenny Leonard explains President Trump’s October 11 announcement, as well as what it is like reporting daily on the trade war.
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105: Aircraft Subsidy Disputes: How These Tariffs Are Different
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The WTO authorizes new US retaliatory tariffs on EU imports in one of the biggest and longest-running formal disputes in history.
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104: How to Hit Currency Manipulators and Fight the Strong Dollar
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Explore past US efforts to counter countries with undervalued currencies, as well as two controversial proposals to do so today.
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103: US-China Trade War from the Trenches
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The annual US-China Business Council survey of members paints an interesting picture of American companies operating in China.
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102: Is Trump Beating the Chinese Economy?
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Nicholas Lardy explains how the Chinese economy is faring thus far during the trade war.
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101: Huawei, National Security, and the Trade War
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Yuan Yang explains the Chinese telecom equipment maker’s role in the US-China trade war and concerns over national security.
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100: Sneaking Up on a No-Deal Brexit
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Anand Menon joins to update developments on Britain’s plan to leave the European Union.
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99: The Surprising Story of the US Trade Deficit with South Korea
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Kadee Russ explains why the US trade imbalance with South Korea expanded after their trade agreement went into effect.
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98: What’s Wrong with Germany’s Trade Surplus?
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Jeromin Zettelmeyer explains Germany’s export competitiveness and why concerns over its trade surplus derive from somewhere else.