The U.S. military is increasingly dependent on Chinese suppliers for critical components, giving Beijing unprecedented leverage and the ability to manipulate or shut down exports on which the
With days until Donald Trump is sworn in, China is bracing for a trade war, aiming at industries as diverse as semiconductors, apparel and industrial plastic.
Biden's final foreign policy featured harsh rhetoric on China, as Washington embraces tough-on-China policies.
In short, China must be taken seriously as a rival and a threat to U.S. national security in cyberspace and other domains.
Beijing vowed "no bullying or coercion" would hamper its development and vowed to take "resolute measures" to protect China's interests.
Trump, who will be inaugurated next week, has threatened the EU with tariffs and his team has criticized the bloc for being weak on China. The manner in which the EU handles the dispute will present an early test of how the world approaches trade under the new administration in Washington and the resilience of the transatlantic relationship.
Elizabeth Economy is Co-Director of the US, China, and the World Project and Hargrove Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. From 2021 to 2023, she was Senior Adviser for China at the U.S. Department of Commerce. She is the author of The World According to China.
President-elect Donald Trump is considering Washington trade lawyer Jeffrey Kessler to lead the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), according to people familiar with the matter,
Trump’s maneuvers to “save TikTok” and the ouster of the hawkish chairman of the House Intelligence Committee evoke a familiar dynamic.
Ministry of Commerce urges Washington to ‘stop blaming China for US domestic industrial-development problems’.
Trump has said he has a "warm spot" for the app, a distinct change of heart after his first administration first called for a ban on TikTok.