ReConsidering China Part 3: The Trade War
The trade war’s on, baby. Why is it happening? What’s at stake? How does free trade even work?
Are tariffs against China The Art of the Deal, or the tantrums of a madman? Is China a trade cheater or is Trump just pandering to the base?
Time to get some context. In this episode, we dig into the nitty gritty of the trade war, where we stand today, how we got here, and possible outcomes.
This episode is part I of a four part series on China. Check out there other episodes here:
- ReConsider China, Part I: the trade war, and beyond!
- ReConsidering China, Part II: The Chinese Economy
- ReConsidering China, Part IV: The History of China with Chris Stewart of the History of China podcast
If you find China’s economy fascinating, and want to learn more about its geopolitical consequences, check out our previous miniseries on the South China Sea: Little Rocks, Big Deal.
And if that’s still not enough for you, there are plenty of links to other sources below to whet your appetite. We try to put together a big enough list of sources for each episode so that you, can dear listener, can go as deep on a topic as you’d like.
Sources for ReConsidering China, Part 3: the trade war
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- Macropolo: Macro outlook steady as she goes on deleveraging
- Geopolitical Futures: Beijing’s banking overhaul
- Geopolitical Futures: China taps the brakes on investment investment/
- China Banking News – a great site overall dedicated to a niche but important topic.
- Bloomberg: Banks reverse $1.7tn in funding to entrusted managers for WMPs
- China and currency manipulation: Champs or chumps. (2017, March). The Economist
- CNN: US-China tarrifs list
- Vox: Details on Congressional bills giving greater leeway to presidents on tariffs
- South China Morning Post: Is China an open economy?
- South China Morning Post: People’s Bank of china signals renewed action to support the uan’s value amid trade war
- Congress’ attempt to restrict President’s trade tariff powers
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