US-China trade
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.
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US trade data and policy websites:
United States Trade Representative (for information about US trade policies and tariff lists)
US Bureau of Industry and Security (for information about restricted entities)
US Census Bureau and International Trade Administration (for trade data and statistics)
A Free and Open Indo-Pacific 2019, US Department of State
China trade statistics and websites:
Chinese Customs (for export data)
National Bureau of Statistics of China (for trade statistics)
Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (for trade data and policy information)
Our US-China trade experts & contributors
Get access to proven experience and fresh thinking in cross-border trade, policy and business. Drawn from a wide range of disciplines and sectors, our experts offer valuable views and opinions on achieving sustainable global trade.
Stephen Olson
Former Senior Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Sustainable trade
WTO
Trade negotiations
Free trade agreements
Tariffs & non-tariff barriers
Stewart Paterson
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Macroeconomics
Monetary policy
Political economy
Jia Hui Tee
Senior Trade Policy Analyst, Hinrich Foundation
Henry Gao
Professor of Law, Lee Kong Chian Fellow, Singapore Management University
Areas of expertise
WTO
China economic policy
International law
Hinrich Foundation Advisory Board member
Kurt Tong
Partner, The Asia Group
Areas of expertise
East Asia diplomacy and economic affairs
Free trade agreements
US-China relations
Hinrich Foundation Advisory Board member
Chuin Wei Yap
Program Director, International Trade Research, Hinrich Foundation
John Clarke
Former Director for International Relations at DG Agriculture in the European Commission.
Henry Storey
Senior Analyst - Asia, Dragoman
Deborah Elms
Head of Trade Policy, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
WTO
Trade policy
Tariffs
Free trade agreements
Intellectual property rights
Digital trade
Trade and climate
Trade facilitation
Geoeconomics
Supply chains
Goods, services, customs, investments, MSMEs
Keith M. Rockwell
Senior Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
WTO
Trade policy
Free trade agreements
Trade negotiations
Tariffs
Macroeconomics
Lee Sue-Ann
Senior Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Nathan Picarsic
Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and Co-Founder, Horizon Advisory
Emily de la Bruyère
Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and Founder, Horizon Advisory
Areas of expertise
China
International organizations
Keith Zhai
Senior Adviser, Global Counsel
Nicholas R. Lardy
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Tianlei Huang
Research Fellow and China Program Coordinator, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Willy Shih
Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Clete Willems
Partner, Akin Gump
Areas of expertise
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
International trade policy
World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Resolution and Counseling
John Kachtik
Government Relations and Political Risk Specialist, Singapore
Clyde V. Prestowitz, Jr.
Founder, President of the Economic Strategy Institute
Douglas B. Fuller
Associate Professor at City University of Hong Kong
Dini Sari Djalal
Associate Director - Editorial, Hinrich Foundation
Michael Mudd
Digital trade economist, and founder and Managing Partner, Asia Policy Partners LLC (APP)
Maria Adele Carrai
Assistant Professor of Global China Studies, NYU Shanghai
Bert Hofman
Director, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore
Bryan Mercurio
Simon F.S. Li Professor of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
David Shambaugh
Professor of Asian Studies; Director of the China Policy Program, George Washington University
Areas of expertise
China's domestic politics
China's foreign relations
China's military and security
International relations of Asia
James McGregor
Chairman, Greater China, APCO Worldwide
Areas of expertise
Chinese economy
US-China relations
Song Gao
Co-CEO and Head of Research, PRC Macro
Areas of expertise
Chinese politics
China’s economic policy
US-China relations
Razeen Sally
Areas of expertise
Asian economies
Trade and investment policy
Hinrich Foundation Advisory Board member
Alan Dupont
Senior Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation and CEO, Cognoscenti Group
Areas of expertise
International relations
Geopolitics
China and East-Asia
Alicia Garcia Herrero
Chief Economist for Asia Pacific, NATIXIS
Areas of expertise
Economic impacts of trade
Macroeconomic policy
Asian economics
Kenneth Jarrett
Senior Advisor, Albright Stonebridge Group
Areas of expertise
International relations
US-China relations
Chinese politics
Alex Capri
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation and lecturer, NUS Business School
Areas of expertise
Technology and trade
Global value chains
Tariffs and non-tariff barriers
Douglas K. Barry
Senior Director, Communications and Publications, US-China Business Council
Areas of expertise
US-China relations
Foreign direct investment
Trade policy
Alice Calder
Freelance writer and economist
Areas of expertise
Immigration and international trade
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Economics and culture
Sam Lowe
Partner, Flint Global | Author, 'Most Favoured Nation'
Weihuan Zhou
Associate Professor & Director of Research, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney.
Areas of expertise
WTO
Trade disputes and remedies
Free trade agreements
China's economic reform
Lauren Kyger
Digital Content Manager, National Committee on US-China Relations
Areas of expertise
US-China trade
Foreign direct investment
Digital trade
Paul Sracic
Professor, Politics and International Relations at Youngstown State University
William Reinsch
Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS
Emily Benson
Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Andrea Durkin
Former Principal of Sparkplug, LLC and creator of Consensus Learning, LLC
Areas of expertise
US-China relations
WTO
Tariffs and trade barriers
Leigh Wedell
COO and Co-Founder, Basilinna; Senior Fellow, Paulson Institute
Areas of expertise
US-China trade
China market access and expansion
Sustainability
Halit Harput
Senior Trade Policy Analyst, St.Gallen Endowment for Prosperity Through Trade
Max Zenglein
Chief Economist, MERICS
Katsuji Nakazawa
Senior Staff and Editorial Writer, Nikkei Asia
Ali Wyne
Senior Analyst, Global Macro-Geopolitics, Eurasia Group
Robert D. Atkinson
President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
Jude Blanchette
Freeman Chair in China Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Joshua P. Meltzer
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Areas of expertise
Digital trade
Technology and trade
US-China trade
Michael Enright
Honorary Professor, University of Hong Kong
Areas of expertise
Foreign direct investment
Impacts of trade
US-China trade
Greater Bay Area
Mark A. Cohen
Distinguished Senior Fellow and Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology
Areas of expertise
Chinese technology
Intellectual property
Law and technology
Akhil Ramesh
Senior Fellow, Pacific Forum
Rob York
Director, Regional Affairs, Pacific Forum
Philip C. Rogers
PhD candidate in political science, University of California, Berkeley
Areas of expertise
Chinese political economy
Corporate law
Daniel Ikenson
Director of Policy Research, NDP | Analytics
Lorand Laskai
Visiting Researcher, Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)
Jane Nakano
Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, CSIS
Andrew Stanley
Energy Content, and Data Visualization Specialist, KAPSARC
James Lewis
Senior Vice President and Director, Strategic Technologies Program, CSIS