Donald Trump’s threat to raise tariffs on Chinese goods just the ‘art of the deal’, analysts say

13Nov

Donald Trump’s threat to raise tariffs on Chinese goods just the ‘art of the deal’, analysts say

Michael Pillsbury, an adviser to Trump on China issues, said in September that if the trade talks failed the president could increase the tariffs on Chinese goods to “50 per cent or 100 per cent”.

13Nov

President Trump argues tariffs are hurting the Chinese economy, not the US

Hudson Institute strategy director Dr. Michael Pillsbury weighs in on U.S.-China trade talks. President Trump

12Nov

How the US should deal with China

Pillsbury is one of the most influential American thinkers on US-China relations. The book is more than a call to recognise reality: it is a call to arms. On one central point Mr Pillsbury is certainly right: China’s rise is the great political event of our times. Getting the response right is crucial. It is so easy to get it wrong. Today, I fear, the US is getting it frighteningly wrong.

11Nov

The White House has looked for ways to limit investment in China. A former top Treasury aide says it’s ‘a terrible idea.’

Proposals to restrict capital flows within and outside mainland China were also outlined in a circulated memo on the plan, which was drafted by the informal White House adviser Michael Pillsbury.

09Nov

BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Maria Bartiromo, global markets editor and anchor at Fox News and Fox Business Network

What’s an interesting book/article you’re reading now or finished? And why? “I am reading Michael Pillsbury’s book on China called ‘The Hundred-Year Marathon.’ It is a very good explanation of China’s aspirations over the long term and how the U.S.-China relations fit in.”

09Nov

Curtis Ellis: When will the US roll back China tariffs? When Trump says so

Michael Pillsbury, author of “The Hundred Year Marathon” and Hudson Institute China expert who advises the Trump administration, has described how Beijing employs the classic Chinese military strategy of “use your enemy’s forces against him” to gain the upper hand in trade talks.

Month: November 2019