https://www.scmp.com/rss/330091/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com While the US-China trade war often captures headlines, a potentially more important trend is taking shape: East Asia is adopting a regional approach to economic integration. American isolationism and Covid-19 are accelerating this trend. US-China tensions are becoming ever more toxic and businesses are backing away from trans-Pacific supply chains. Two trade agreements are defining this regional turn: the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) signed in 2018, and the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3090800/can-beijing-ease-us-china-trade-war-through-asia-pacific?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3090800/can-beijing-ease-us-china-trade-war-through-asia-pacific?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Jun 2020 22:00:06 +0000 US President Donald Trump’s May 5 tweet notwithstanding, the United States and China seem to be on the verge of a trade deal. But even if an agreement is reached, it will be just the beginning; as President Reagan famously put it, it will be time to trust and verify. Negotiations so far have focused on “verify”. Trust will be at least as important in getting results, but can it be achieved? China will reportedly promise to stop forced technology transfers, ease restrictions on foreign... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3009311/us-china-trade-deal-beckons-can-either-side-be-trusted?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3009311/us-china-trade-deal-beckons-can-either-side-be-trusted?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 May 2019 12:00:15 +0000 Alexander Graham Bell once said that when one door closes, another opens. So it is now: 2018 saw the beginning of a trade war between the United States and China, but also gave birth to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), an 11-member, cutting-edge trade agreement fashioned for the 21st century that came into force on December 30. A bold decision by China to join the CPTPP could address many challenges that the continuing trade war created. By... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2181369/why-cptpp-could-be-answer-us-china-trade-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2181369/why-cptpp-could-be-answer-us-china-trade-war?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jan 2019 23:00:00 +0000