By relying on tariffs and subsidies, the United States is now paying the price for underestimating how tightly its economy is bound to the rest of the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/22/world/supply-chain-economics-and-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #chinausrelations #chineseeconomy #useconomy #tariffs #trade #supplychains
The global economy faces mixed prospects, with advanced countries struggling under debt and aging populations, while emerging markets show growing signs of strain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/14/world/is-the-global-economy-resiliant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #globaleconomy #useconomy #chineseeconomy #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade
Only a country with absolute indispensability in critical goods — like China — can withstand Donald Trump and America’s tariff onslaught. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/07/japan/trump-weaponizes-trade-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #us #china #useconomy #chineseeconomy #tariffs #globaleconomy #trade
The U.S. under Trump has revived mercantilist trade policies to favor American industry, but China is outpacing the U.S. by aggressively exporting its overcapacity and dominating future-critical industries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/29/us-will-lose-the-mercantilism-game/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #us #china #trade #useconomy #chineseeconomy
Structural issues — including population decline, job shortages and an insufficient social-safety net — are hampering consumption and demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/03/world/what-is-behind-chinas-positive-gdp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #chineseeconomy #gdp #chinesecommunistparty #xijinping
China’s economy is buckling under the weight of tariffs and a deep-rooted property crisis, yet stocks are extending their bull run — a disconnect that’s stirring doubts on the rally’s staying power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/24/markets/bubble-risks-china-stocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #china #chineseeconomy #stocks #tariffs #trade #us #donaldtrump
China’s massive scale, education system and competitive local governance have enabled it to reach the technological frontier and dominate high-tech manufacturing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/19/world/demystifying-chinas-manufacturing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #chineseeconomy #trade #manufacturing #gdp
Trump’s focus on commerce and personal negotiation style suggests he favors a “grand bargain” with China, even if that means sidelining traditional security concerns like Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/12/world/a-look-at-trumps-china-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #donaldtrump #chinausrelations #taiwan #indopacific #chineseeconomy #useconomy
China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new, ruthlessly efficient production model powered by automation, AI and state-guided industrial optimization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/04/world/chinas-unbeatable-new-export/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #chineseeconomy #automation #ai #production #trade #deepseek #evs
Since the Sino-U.S. trade conflict began in 2018, China has used it to strengthen self-reliance, sharpen its strategies and turn Donald Trump’s tariffs into fuel for its long-term global resilience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/17/world/china-winning-trumps-trade-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #trade #tariffs #chineseeconomy #useconomy
As the U.S. pulls back, China claims to defend free trade and multilateralism but hasn’t matched its words with real action. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/11/world/china-a-defender-of-free-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #freetrade #chineseeconomy #useconomy #globaleconomy #geoeconomicbriefing
China’s economy shows signs of recovery despite structural challenges and imperfect GDP data, but its future growth and global impact hinge on trade relations with the U.S. and how economic progress is measured. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/10/world/gdp-china-equation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #gdp #chineseeconomy
China risks repeating Japan’s policy mistakes of the 1990s by misdiagnosing a deep demographic and real estate crisis as a short-term economic slowdown, potentially triggering long-term stagnation and population decline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/06/world/chinas-housing-crisis-is-worse-than-it-seems/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #realestate #housing #chineseeconomy #japaneseeconomy