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Sustainable trade
135 articles & resources | 39 experts
Trade should deliver mutually acceptable benefits between trading partners and achieve balanced economic, environmental and social outcomes. Explore our topical research, including our bi-annual Sustainable Trade Index, which looks at the readiness of 20 Indo-Pacific economies for sustainable trade.

International trade in 2021: Three key trade questions
06 January 2021

Traducing cross-border supply chains: Who benefits?
01 December 2020

Indonesia's "Omnibus Bill" weakens labor and environmental standards
13 October 2020

China's "dual circulation" will bring more sustainable trade
14 September 2020

Four trade trends post COVID-19 and how they will affect growth
16 June 2020

The pandemic disrupted global supply chains but were they already morphing?
21 May 2020

Flu vaccines result from global collaboration: A COVID-19 vaccine will too
30 April 2020

A shortage of farm guest workers could threaten America’s harvest
23 April 2020

Trade tensions rise on dual use technologies, protectionism and geopolitics
30 October 2019

"New NAFTA" debates signal importance – and challenges – of sustainable trade
23 September 2019

Trade imbalances are an existential threat to the global trading system
17 September 2019

Is the Euro the biggest threat to the global trading system?
17 July 2019

Poor enforcement and low utilization undermine benefits from international trade agreements
12 April 2019

Six China experts assess how National People's Congress outcomes will affect global trade
12 March 2019

China’s loose compliance with WTO terms raises tough questions
18 February 2019

Trump's China deal won't address the systemic issues
15 February 2019

How the Philippines can use sustainability to attract FDI
11 September 2018

Looking beyond the wall: How the U.S. economy can grow through immigration
17 November 2017

Export-led growth model on the wane in East Asia related to AI and technology
10 November 2017

Americans can smile about their place in the global economy
10 November 2017

Trade agreements take a back seat in the great international tax race
03 November 2017

China no longer treasures the world’s garbage: The WTO provides a place to trash talk
13 October 2017

North Korea-China trade ties: North Korea’s life jacket is becoming China’s straight jacket
29 September 2017

Less-educated men hit hard by technological shift in job market
10 August 2017

Withdrawal from Paris agreement introduces a climate of uncertainty in trade
09 June 2017

Small American cities depend more on exports than big cities
31 March 2017

The US and China must avoid ‘competing camps’ mentality
03 November 2015
US-China trade
129 articles & resources | 44 experts
The US-China trade war is one aspect of the intensifying US-China geopolitical rivalry. US-China trade tensions and their effect on global value chains will impact industry structures, investment, innovation and consumer welfare across the world. Explore topical research, including our book China, Trade and Power by Research Fellow Stewart Paterson.

China's dual circulation policy narrows foreign business opportunities
30 October 2020

China's outline for a strategic transformation to greater self-sufficiency
30 October 2020

China to turn inward for growth prospects, but conflicts with the US will continue
30 October 2020

A techno-globalist approach to IP and supply chain disruption
13 October 2020

The economic balance of power and need for international alliances
08 October 2020

US trade policy under Biden: Will it differ from Trump?
11 August 2020

China is giving ancient Silk Road trade routes a digital makeover
23 July 2020

The digital Yuan and China’s potential financial revolution
15 July 2020

Four trade trends post COVID-19 and how they will affect growth
16 June 2020

Controls on semiconductor trade are a harbinger for "techno-nationalism"
11 June 2020

Forty percent of Americans say they won’t buy “Made In China,” do they mean it?
04 June 2020

China NPC closing focused on employment, income creation and conciliation
29 May 2020

China growth: NPC signals more stimulus but still meager growth
29 May 2020

Is Africa an option for manufacturers pulling out of China?
24 May 2020

COVID-19 effects on business: More state intervention in business strategies
30 March 2020

China’s monetary policy and trade in an age of great power rivalry
03 March 2020

“Special 301”: How the US monitors intellectual property protections in international trade
27 February 2020

The Phase One dispute settlement mechanism – a poor alternative to WTO appellate body
30 January 2020

Phase One deal positive, but unlikely to reverse fraying ties
16 January 2020

Is it just a phase? Redesigning trade deals in the age of Trump
16 January 2020

Trade war impacts and why a US-China trade deal won't boost the economy
13 January 2020

The Phase One deal is a tactical engagement on trade – but tactics can change
06 January 2020

Quick take: Interim China US deal raises three questions
13 December 2019

American and Chinese consumers are shopping like there’s no trade war
06 December 2019

Trade tensions rise on dual use technologies, protectionism and geopolitics
30 October 2019

Interim US-China Phase One trade deal far from a sure thing
14 October 2019

A quick take on the second round of Trump China tariffs
02 August 2019

Three China-US experts assess what happens next after Osaka
11 July 2019

US business prepares for next wave of tariffs on 100% of goods from China
11 July 2019

Slowdowns and slumps: What economists are saying about the impact of Trump’s tariffs
11 July 2019

Renewing rare earth threats, China digs deep for leverage in trade war
28 June 2019

International trading system threatened by erosion of trust
16 May 2019

The US-China economic relationship – A comprehensive approach
12 March 2019

China’s loose compliance with WTO terms raises tough questions
18 February 2019

Trump's China deal won't address the systemic issues
15 February 2019

Feeding China’s state-owned enterprises with government cash
31 January 2019

Tariff war and trade turmoil likely to continue into 2019
29 January 2019

China's WTO entry, the financial crisis and lessons for the future
16 January 2019

Is the trade war causing manufacturers to leave China? Yes and No.
19 December 2018

With his China trade war, Trump aims to alter the course of history
01 November 2018

Trade, people, and money: Understanding China’s unique capabilities
25 October 2018

Despite trade tensions fireworks exports from China are booming
03 July 2018

Trade architecture needs to accommodate both US and Chinese systems
11 May 2018

Taking matters into your own hands – Section 301 of the trade act of 1974
03 August 2017

Trade policy under the Trump administration — four issues to consider
07 June 2017

Foreign investment in China: Concerns about transparency, fairness and predictability rising
02 February 2016

Time for the US to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
09 November 2015

The US and China must avoid ‘competing camps’ mentality
03 November 2015
Protectionism
85 articles & resources | 34 experts
Protectionism is on the rise, after decades of market opening and globalization. Understand the causes and effects of tariffs, quotas, export controls, trade sanctions, currency manipulation and other non-tariff measures on trade, globalization, competition and consumer welfare.

US trade policy under Biden: Will it differ from Trump?
11 August 2020

China growth: NPC signals more stimulus but still meager growth
29 May 2020

Post COVID-19: More regional trade and shorter supply chains?
24 April 2020

Free trade in medicines and supplies can improve the response to COVID-19
31 March 2020

COVID-19 effects on business: More state intervention in business strategies
30 March 2020

“Special 301”: How the US monitors intellectual property protections in international trade
27 February 2020

America's favorite hog is driving US-India trade relations
21 February 2020

US wine industry is drowning its sorrows over transatlantic trade spat
21 February 2020

Will the Japan-EU-US effort effectively address government subsidies?
03 February 2020

Why stronger India-US trade is important for geopolitics
05 December 2019

Trade tensions rise on dual use technologies, protectionism and geopolitics
30 October 2019

India's tariffs could dent gains from California's bumper almond crop
08 August 2019

Slowdowns and slumps: What economists are saying about the impact of Trump’s tariffs
11 July 2019

Rare earths: The threat of embargo and the clash of systems
18 June 2019

What if Trump uses tariffs on Mexican imports to force immigration changes?
06 June 2019

Trump's China deal won't address the systemic issues
15 February 2019

A high wire act: The Trump administration and section 232
08 February 2019

Tariff war and trade turmoil likely to continue into 2019
29 January 2019

Do you need competition policy when you have free trade?
10 January 2019

With his China trade war, Trump aims to alter the course of history
01 November 2018

First came beard-loving Millennials. Now Razor makers face a close shave with steel tariffs
25 October 2018

Understanding US tariff actions: What do they mean for the global trade system?
30 May 2018

Tariffs could bring American craft beer exports down from their high
03 May 2018