Dr Crowley says the duties may draw China back to the negotiating table, but she does not expect them to offer radical compromises.
“Yes they are having more of a growth slowdown, and they export more to the US than vice versa, so they will suffer more from a trade war.
“But they are not really interested in changing their laws, and even if they did, do they really have the legal culture to enforce it?”
Mr Bondy thinks Mr Trump’s tariffs threats are more about whipping up his voter base and making headlines.
“Tariffs are easier to understand than the painstaking work of negotiating common sets of rules on things like the behaviour of state-owned entities, protection of intellectual property, fair access to markets and baseline protections for workers and the environment.”
Post time: Jun-13-2019