The US-China deal temporarily lowering tariffs comes as a relief for Chinese exporters in limbo since the onset of a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The Trump administration’s 145% duties on most Chinese imports will be cut to 30% by May 14, while China’s 125% retaliatory levy on US goods will drop … Read more
Scott Kennedy is a senior adviser and trustee chair in Chinese business and economics at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank. He has visited China on numerous occasions over the past 37 years and written extensively on the country, particularly regarding its economic policy and relations with the United States. This … Read more
What he meant, as he went on to make clear, was not only should safety considerations be subordinated to innovation but that the Trump administration would double down on US leadership across the entire artificial intelligence stack – from semiconductors and algorithms to computing power and applications. AI opportunities, as it turns out, should be … Read more
The expiration of the US-China Science and Expertise Settlement (STA) on August 27 marks a vital juncture within the scientific collaboration between the 2 world giants. It was one of many formative bilateral agreements signed between US president Jimmy Carter and China’s paramount chief Deng Xiaoping on January 31, 1979. The settlement was designed to … Read more