https://www.scmp.com/rss/508529/feed Dr Spencer Cohen is a senior fellow with Infinite Sum Modelling LLC, Seattle, US, and principal and founder of High Peak Strategy, a Seattle-based research and consulting firm. He is a leading expert on Chinese and US regional economic and trade issues. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The phase one trade deal, signed on January 15, 2020, was lauded by the Trump administration as a breakthrough in the long-standing impasse in US-China trade relations. It is not. Setting aside the impact of the pandemic on global trade flows and hindrance to the deal’s success, it was flawed from its inception as a bilateral agreement. The failure follows on the heels of a trade war that has harmed US households, farmers, manufacturers and exporters. President-elect Joe Biden’s administration... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3117606/new-alliances-not-tariffs-are-key-us-trade-strategy-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3117606/new-alliances-not-tariffs-are-key-us-trade-strategy-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Jan 2021 21:15:25 +0000