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[WEBCAST] Superpower Showdown with Bob Davis and Lingling Wei

Wall Street Journal reporters Bob Davis and Lingling Wei trace the trade war from the early 1990s, through China’s accession to the WTO, all the way to the Trump Administration’s trade war and the Phase One deal that signaled a pause in U.S.-China economic hostilities.

The two conducted hundreds of interviews with government officials and business leaders in both countries to uncover how and where the world’s largest bilateral trade relationship soured, and what the recent tensions might portend for the future of U.S.-China relations, as well as for the world.

While U.S. frustration with some of China’s practices had been simmering for several years, the book takes an especially deep dive into the recent trade war that began when the United States shifted course and started to apply tariffs on various Chinese goods in 2018. The Trump Administration stuck with its new tactics until the January 2020 Phase One signing led to a truce, but Davis and Wei explore how the fight could persist well into the future.

“Think of this as a romance gone bad,” the authors write, describing a competition that, as the title suggests, they do not expect to come to an end soon.

The event is cosponsored by the Washington International Trade Association (WITA), and will be moderated by ASPI Vice President Wendy Cutler.











When: Fri., Jun. 12, 2020 at 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Where: Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Ave.
212-288-6400
Price: Free
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Wall Street Journal reporters Bob Davis and Lingling Wei trace the trade war from the early 1990s, through China’s accession to the WTO, all the way to the Trump Administration’s trade war and the Phase One deal that signaled a pause in U.S.-China economic hostilities.

The two conducted hundreds of interviews with government officials and business leaders in both countries to uncover how and where the world’s largest bilateral trade relationship soured, and what the recent tensions might portend for the future of U.S.-China relations, as well as for the world.

While U.S. frustration with some of China’s practices had been simmering for several years, the book takes an especially deep dive into the recent trade war that began when the United States shifted course and started to apply tariffs on various Chinese goods in 2018. The Trump Administration stuck with its new tactics until the January 2020 Phase One signing led to a truce, but Davis and Wei explore how the fight could persist well into the future.

“Think of this as a romance gone bad,” the authors write, describing a competition that, as the title suggests, they do not expect to come to an end soon.

The event is cosponsored by the Washington International Trade Association (WITA), and will be moderated by ASPI Vice President Wendy Cutler.

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