trade imbalances – Charm

China pushes for tariff cancellation to end US trade war

Cs news2 months ago04 mins

By Yukun Zhang, Jing Xu and Lewis Jackson BEIJING (Reuters) – China called for all “unilateral” U.S. tariffs to be cancelled on Thursday, as signs emerged that the Trump administration may de-escalate its trade war with Beijing. China also clarified it has not held trade talks with Washington despite repeated comments from the U.S. government…

Can joint ventures fix China’s trade imbalance with the EU and US?

Cs news9 months ago02 mins

Encouraging Chinese companies to set up joint ventures abroad may be Beijing’s only way out of its trade imbalances with Western countries, according to a Chinese foreign trade expert. Speaking at a round table event in Beijing on Friday, Huo Jianguo, former head of a think tank under China’s Ministry of Commerce, told representatives of…