Why there will be no trade war between the U.S. and China
Originally published at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/salvatorebabones/2018/05/04/why ...Trump’s economic team is in Beijing to talk trade. The expert consensus is that they won’t get a deal. The experts are wrong. Expect a series of announcements on Chinese market opening when the team returns to Washington next week. READ MORE
If North Korea opens up, Rason could become North Korea’s Shenzhen
Originally published at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/salvatorebabones/2018/05/02/if- ...Forty years after China’s reform and opening in 1978, North Korea may be set to follow suit. If North Korea liberalizes its economy on the Chinese model, Kim will want to keep his country’s first capitalists at arm’s length. The place to do that is Rason. READ MORE
When Modi and Xi meet in Wuhan, investment is likely to drive the agenda
Originally published at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/salvatorebabones/2018/04/25/whe ...India’s Narendra Modi will travel to Wuhan in central China for “informal” talks with Xi Jinping. A flood of Chinese investment into India might be the surprise outcome. READ MORE
Robo-Taxis are the future of transportation — and China’s DiDi is racing to get there first
Originally published at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/salvatorebabones/2018/04/22/rob ...Automakers, artificial intelligence companies, and ride-haling apps are all converging on the idea that electric robo-taxis represent the future of transportation, which puts China’s Uber-clone DiDi in direct competition with likes of Tesla and Google. READ MORE
Trump may join the new TPP, but only because the old one was gutted
Originally published at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/salvatorebabones/2018/04/13/tru ...Under strong Congressional pressure, Donald Trump is scaling back his anti-trade rhetoric, and has even expressed a willingness to consider joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) signed by America’s 11 former TPP partners. READ MORE
A stronger Xi Jinping uses the Boao Forum for Asia to relaunch his economic agenda for China
Originally published at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/salvatorebabones/2018/04/12/a-s ...If Xi’s 2018 program of service sector liberalization to promote a consumption driven economy sounds familiar, that’s because he launched the same program five years ago. Can he make it work this time around? READ MORE
The trade war that wasn’t: Tit-for-tat tariffs are unlikely to have any real effect
Originally published at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/salvatorebabones/2018/04/05/the ...The economic relationship between China and the United States is so deeply integrated that Trump’s tariffs and China’s retaliation will have little impact on how business actually gets done across the Pacific. READ MORE
What India really needs is better population policy
Originally published at: https://ippreview.com/index.php/Blog/single/id/679.html ...Economist Paul Krugman told the News18 Rising India Summit this weekend that India has to expand manufacturing to put more people to work, but a closer look at China’s growth trajectory shows that population policy is the key. READ MORE
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