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The Global Fallout of the US-China Trade War

The ongoing U.S.-China trade war has the entire world on edge. Many see this conflict as a prelude to what could be a seismic shift in how the global economy functions. And the fallout of the trade war might not only lead to large-scale shifts in business investment preferences, but also a huge decline in global ...

Nspirement Staff

China and Germany Sign Trade Deals as U.S. Slaps Tariffs on Imports

With the U.S. slapping import tariffs on Chinese and German goods, both countries have signed trade deals with each other worth more than US$23 billion. And many experts believe that this might just be the start of less “America-centric” global trade negotiations. U.S. tariffs against Chinese imports hit German firms After complaining that the Chinese ...

Armin Auctor

Why China Has Classified Travel to the U.S. as Risky

The Chinese government took everyone by surprise recently after they released a travel warning to its citizens, asking them not to travel to America. Travel to U.S. dangerous because of alleged gun violence The travel warning specifically points to the trend of American public shootings as a cause for concern. “Public security in the United ...

Nspirement Staff

The Consequences of the U.S.-China Trade War

The U.S.-China trade war may well be one of the most defining economic events of the decade. What started as a fair demand from Western nations that China end its unfair trade practices and IP theft policies, has now grown to be a trade war between two of the world’s biggest superpowers. How much can ...

Jack Roberts

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Trump Goes Toe-to-Toe With Beijing on Trade

June has been a big month for U.S.-China relations. Firstly, President Donald Trump announced tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese imports. This was done, the POTUS said, to encourage China to change its unfair practices in respect to technology and innovation. “They also serve as an initial step toward bringing balance to our trade relationship with ...

James Burke

Is the US Slowly Rolling Over to China in Its Own Trade War?

The ongoing trade war seems to indicate rough times ahead for the world. The U.S. and China have been on conflicting paths for the past couple of decades. Though America was the dominant global power for much of the latter half of the 20th century, China seemed on its way to challenge that title since ...

Nspirement Staff

Import Tariffs: The Trump Card?

President Trump’s memorandum signed on March 22, 2018 has directly targeted China for its unfair trade practices. Trump has announced the U.S. will impose import tariffs up to $60 billion and this is only “the first of many” retaliatory steps to follow against China. China, on the other hand, has warned the U.S. about its ...

Armin Auctor

Is China Prepared to Call In Its Chips?

President Trump’s decision to slap import tariffs to the tune of $60 billion on China has certainly put U.S.-China relations into a new context. It has also led to a global debate of whether or not the world is going to witness an international trade war. The U.S. president directly called out China for its ...

Armin Auctor

The Real Victims of the Trade War

The current U.S.-China discourse over import tariffs is certainly heating up. As a result, the severity and the size of the “war” aside, a trade war is surely impending. The victims of this kind of wars aren’t individual nations. They are industries or sectors as a whole that go beyond borders and affect overall economies. ...

Armin Auctor

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