As Donald Trump kicks off his second term in office Monday, Seoul is paying close attention to how U.S.-China strategic competition — a key variable in setting the coordinates for Korean diplomacy — will unfold.
Trump term mean for Taiwan, especially with a Republican-controlled Congress? After Trump was elected in 2016, he initially tried to use Taiwan to gain leverage over Beijing. After taking a congratulatory call from then-Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen,
A change to China’s export rules could give Beijing sign off on any deal that would force the internet giant ByteDance to give up TikTok.
Start-ups with Chinese ties have found it increasingly difficult to do business and list shares in the United States.
Within his first 100 days of taking office, President Trump should articulate a comprehensive, coherent strategy for dealing with China.
The question of how far and quickly the yuan will fall depends on Beijing’s resolve in countering Donald Trump’s tariffs with stimulus measures.
Beijing contends with a weakening yuan while awaiting policy clues from the incoming Donald Trump’s administration.
Resolving the matter of nearly 270 pending adoptions from China could be a win-win for both Beijing and Washington, experts say.
The Treasury Department has announced sanctions in connection with a massive Chinese hack of American telecommunications companies and a breach of its own computer network.
However, recent examples of Beijing punishing companies for their ties to Taiwan have made U.S. businesses cautious in their efforts to avoid China in the production of drones, an
Trump can damage China’s economy with trade penalties. But tech restrictions might hurt more in the long term.