Wenqing Zhao is a first-year student at Yale Law School and a student fellow of the Paul Tsai China Center. She was born in China and holds a bachelor's degree in Physics and Philosophy from the College of William and Mary.
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Months of trade talks have proven unsuccessful at halting the escalating U.S.-China tech trade conflict, as the U.S. finally implemented its first wave of 25 percent tariffs against $34 billion in high-tech Chinese imports on July 6.
President Trump has apparently decided to limit Chinese investment in American tech companies through congressional reform to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), rather than pursue more aggressive restrictions through executive action under the International Emergency Economic Powers
The U.S.-China trade spat may have taken a backseat to President Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and kerfuffle with American allies surrounding the G-7 meeting, but Congress has begun to assert its own role in the tech trade conflict, which could return to the headlines if the Trump admin
The U.S.-China trade conflict appeared to reach a temporary détente last week after the Trump administration agreed to resuscitate Chinese telecom giant ZTE in exchange for a package of concessions by the Chinese government.
U.S. and China Initiate Next Round of Trade Talks
A Trump administration trade delegation will arrive in Beijing later this week, kicking off the first official negotiations since the White House proposed retaliatory tariffs against China’s tech trade policies in March.
Tech Trade Spat Cools Off Slightly … For Now