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=== Chinese theft of intellectual property, technology and trade secrets ===
=== Chinese theft of intellectual property, technology and trade secrets ===
[[File:Charlottesville-Richmond 091 (3008831458).jpg|180px|thumb|U.S. Senator [[Mark Warner]], the Vice Chair of the [[United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence|Senate Intelligence Committee]], called Huawei a threat to U.S. national security.<ref>{{cite news |title=‘Basically kidnapping’: China’s state media lashes out at Canada over arrest of Huawei executive |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4740048/china-state-media-canada-arrest-huawei-meng-wanzhou/ |work=[[Global News]] |date=7 December 2018}}</ref>]]

[[Richard Trumka]], president of the [[AFL-CIO]], which represents over 12 million active and retired workers, said that China has stolen U.S. intellectual property{{efn|An [[intellectual property infringement]] is the infringement or violation of an intellectual property right. There are several types of intellectual property rights:
[[Richard Trumka]], president of the [[AFL-CIO]], which represents over 12 million active and retired workers, said that China has stolen U.S. intellectual property{{efn|An [[intellectual property infringement]] is the infringement or violation of an intellectual property right. There are several types of intellectual property rights:
1. [[Copyright infringement]]
1. [[Copyright infringement]]
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== Sources and rationales for the tariffs ==
== Sources and rationales for the tariffs ==
[[File:United States Balance of Trade Deficit-pie chart.svg|thumb|250px|U.S. trade deficit by country (in billions, goods only), 2014]]

In June 2016, as presidential candidate, Donald Trump vowed to cancel international trade deals and go on an offensive against Chinese economic practices, describing his promise as a reaction against "a leadership class that worships globalism."<ref name=":12">[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/29/us/politics/donald-trump-trade-speech.html "Donald Trump Vows to Rip Up Trade Deals and Confront China"], ''New York Times'', June 28, 2016</ref> Less than a year after he took office, the United States, European Union and Japan, agreed to work within the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) and other multilateral groups to eliminate unfair subsidies by countries, which create noncompetitive conditions through state-owned enterprises, “forced” technology transfers and local content requirements.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-wto/u-s-eu-japan-slam-market-distortion-in-swipe-at-china-idUSKBN1E62HA "U.S., EU, Japan slam market distortion in swipe at China"], ''Reuters'', Dec. 12, 2017</ref>
In June 2016, as presidential candidate, Donald Trump vowed to cancel international trade deals and go on an offensive against Chinese economic practices, describing his promise as a reaction against "a leadership class that worships globalism."<ref name=":12">[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/29/us/politics/donald-trump-trade-speech.html "Donald Trump Vows to Rip Up Trade Deals and Confront China"], ''New York Times'', June 28, 2016</ref> Less than a year after he took office, the United States, European Union and Japan, agreed to work within the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) and other multilateral groups to eliminate unfair subsidies by countries, which create noncompetitive conditions through state-owned enterprises, “forced” technology transfers and local content requirements.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-wto/u-s-eu-japan-slam-market-distortion-in-swipe-at-china-idUSKBN1E62HA "U.S., EU, Japan slam market distortion in swipe at China"], ''Reuters'', Dec. 12, 2017</ref>


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=== Arguments that China unfairly controls imports ===
=== Arguments that China unfairly controls imports ===

It is claimed that China has instituted an array of non-tariff barriers meant that some critical sectors of the Chinese economy remained relatively insulated from international competition. China has controlled imports by having different standards for private, foreign companies than [[State-owned enterprises of China|China State Owned companies]]:<ref name=piie>{{Cite web|url=https://piie.com/system/files/documents/pb18-13.pdf|title="China’s Forced Technology Transfer Problem— And What to Do About It"|last=Branstetter|first=Lee G.|date=June 2018|website=www.piie.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
It is claimed that China has instituted an array of non-tariff barriers meant that some critical sectors of the Chinese economy remained relatively insulated from international competition. China has controlled imports by having different standards for private, foreign companies than [[State-owned enterprises of China|China State Owned companies]]:<ref name=piie>{{Cite web|url=https://piie.com/system/files/documents/pb18-13.pdf|title="China’s Forced Technology Transfer Problem— And What to Do About It"|last=Branstetter|first=Lee G.|date=June 2018|website=www.piie.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>


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=== Arguments that the WTO sanction mechanism is slow and not effective ===
=== Arguments that the WTO sanction mechanism is slow and not effective ===

Some countries have claimed that China has failed to fulfill its promise for reforms and requirements to be a [[WTO]] member. Among the reasons noted are that China limits imports with high tariffs and discriminatory regulations, subsidizes exports with an inexpensive currency and generous credit through state controlled banks, bullies foreign investors, pirates western intellectual property, which gives it trade advantages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-115hhrg24543/html/CHRG-115hhrg24543.htm|title=The Broken Promises of China’s WTO Accession:Reprioritizing Human Rights|website=[[Christopher H. Smith]], [[United States House of Representatives]]|date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/legacy/campaigns/china-99/china-testimony0216.htm|title=China's Accession to the WTO and Human Rights|website=[[Human Rights Watch]]|date=2000-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_pntr_china/|title= PNTR with China: Economic and political costs greatly outweigh benefits|website=[[Economic Policy Institute]]|date=2000-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=82426&page=1|title= Clinton Signs China Trade Bill into Law|website=[[ABC News]]|date=2000-10-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/wto-not-equipped-to-deal-with-china-and-its-industrial-policies-us/articleshow/66191988.cms|title= WTO not equipped to deal with China and its industrial policies: US|website=[[The Economic Times]]|date=2018-10-13}}</ref>
Some countries have claimed that China has failed to fulfill its promise for reforms and requirements to be a [[WTO]] member. Among the reasons noted are that China limits imports with high tariffs and discriminatory regulations, subsidizes exports with an inexpensive currency and generous credit through state controlled banks, bullies foreign investors, pirates western intellectual property, which gives it trade advantages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-115hhrg24543/html/CHRG-115hhrg24543.htm|title=The Broken Promises of China’s WTO Accession:Reprioritizing Human Rights|website=[[Christopher H. Smith]], [[United States House of Representatives]]|date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/legacy/campaigns/china-99/china-testimony0216.htm|title=China's Accession to the WTO and Human Rights|website=[[Human Rights Watch]]|date=2000-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_pntr_china/|title= PNTR with China: Economic and political costs greatly outweigh benefits|website=[[Economic Policy Institute]]|date=2000-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=82426&page=1|title= Clinton Signs China Trade Bill into Law|website=[[ABC News]]|date=2000-10-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/wto-not-equipped-to-deal-with-china-and-its-industrial-policies-us/articleshow/66191988.cms|title= WTO not equipped to deal with China and its industrial policies: US|website=[[The Economic Times]]|date=2018-10-13}}</ref>


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===China===
===China===
[[File:Secretary Ross Meets with Minister of Industry and Information Technology Miao Wei (37259919406).jpg|thumb|U.S. Secretary of Commerce [[Wilbur Ross]] meets with Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology [[Miao Wei]], Beijing, September 2017]]
China claims that Since taking office in 2017, the new administration of the US government has trumpeted “America First”. It has abandoned the fundamental norms of mutual respect and equal consultation that guide international relations. Rather, it has brazenly preached unilateralism, protectionism and economic hegemony, making false accusations against many countries and regions - particularly China - intimidating other countries through economic measures such as imposing tariffs, and attempting to impose its own interests on China through extreme pressure. China claims technical cooperation and other economic and trade cooperation between Chinese and foreign enterprises are completely based on the voluntary principle of contractual behavior, and both companies have obtained practical benefits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201809/25/WS5ba99339a310c4cc775e7df4.html|title=Full Text: The Facts and China's Position on China-US Trade Friction|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
China claims that Since taking office in 2017, the new administration of the US government has trumpeted “America First”. It has abandoned the fundamental norms of mutual respect and equal consultation that guide international relations. Rather, it has brazenly preached unilateralism, protectionism and economic hegemony, making false accusations against many countries and regions - particularly China - intimidating other countries through economic measures such as imposing tariffs, and attempting to impose its own interests on China through extreme pressure. China claims technical cooperation and other economic and trade cooperation between Chinese and foreign enterprises are completely based on the voluntary principle of contractual behavior, and both companies have obtained practical benefits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201809/25/WS5ba99339a310c4cc775e7df4.html|title=Full Text: The Facts and China's Position on China-US Trade Friction|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>


Revision as of 19:33, 8 December 2018

China and the United States are engaged in a trade war as each country continues to dispute tariffs placed on goods traded between them. US President Donald Trump had promised in his campaign to fix China's "longtime abuse of the broken international system and unfair practices". The United States filed a request for consultation to the World Trade Organization, in regard to concerns that China was violating intellectual property rights.[1]

In adding various tariffs, the U.S. administration is relying partly on Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to prevent what it claims are unfair trade practices and theft of intellectual property.[2][3] This gives the president the authority to unilaterally impose fines or other penalties on a trading partner if it is deemed to be unfairly harming U.S. business interests.[4] In August 2017, the U.S. had opened a formal investigation into attacks on the intellectual property of the U.S. and its allies,[5] which cost the U.S. alone an estimated $225–600 billion a year.[6][7][8][9]

The result is that the U.S. believes Chinese laws undermine intellectual property rights by forcing foreign companies to engage in joint ventures with Chinese companies, which then gives the Chinese companies access and permission to use, improve, or copy their technologies. The U.S. also claims that China fails to recognize legitimate patents and copyrights, and discriminates against foreign imported technology.[9] And that China has instituted numerous non-tariff barriers which has insulated sectors of the Chinese economy from international competition.

Background

China as an autocratic market-distorting system

Under Socialist-market economic system and autocratic ruling, China's state-owned and party-controlled industries with massive subsidies have driven vast amounts of overcapacity not only in aluminum and steel, but also in coal, glass, solar and other industries, and it is moving swiftly into sectors like semiconductors, robotics, and other high-tech industries aim at foreign market share and bankrupt competitors through dumping. With character of communist party directed planned economy, Chinese state-owned enterprises and crony capitalism princelings groups gain most benefits in most activities including the Belt and Road Initiative and Made in China 2025.[10][11][12][13][14] With all kinds of distortion, the U.S., Japan, Canada, Mexico, E.U. countries among others don't recognize China as a market economy.[15][16][17]

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon call China a totalitarian mercantilist regime and it is in an economic war with the West.[18][19] Director of the White House National Trade Council and Director of Trade and Industrial Policy Peter Navarro who call China as a totalitarian regime states that China’s unfair trade policies are economic aggression and a direct result of its autocracy. He emphasizes economic security is national security and discusses trade in a broader geopolitical arena.[20][21][22][23][24][25] The White House criticizes China's market-distorting policies within China and in the globe. The WH report and Vice President Mike Pence's speech both notes the forced installation of communist party committees in all companies, state-owned, non-state-owned, and the joint venture foreign companies, influnences and even forms veto power in hiring and investment decesion process.[26] President Trump's China issues advisor Michael Pillsbury says the administration’s demands challenge all the core elements of China’s economic system and its links to the constitution of the communist party.[27]

Chinese theft of intellectual property, technology and trade secrets

U.S. Senator Mark Warner, the Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, called Huawei a threat to U.S. national security.[28]

Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, which represents over 12 million active and retired workers, said that China has stolen U.S. intellectual property[a] and "bullied its way into acquiring critical U.S. advances in technology." He stated in March 2018 that "Tariffs aren’t an end goal, but an important tool to end trade practices that kill American jobs and drive down American pay."[29]

Many countries and companies have accused Chinese spies and hackers of stealing technological and scientific secrets through the planting of software bugs and by infiltrating industries, institutions, and universities. China also benefits itself from stealing foreign designs, flouting of product copyrights and a two-speed patent system that discriminates against foreign firms with unreasonably longer times.[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39] Chinese intelligence service assist Chinese companies by stealing company secrets.[40][41]

Chinese spies and hackers have stolen sensitive and top US military technology including B-2 stealth bomber, C-17 transport aircraft, F-117 stealth attack aircraft, F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters, aircraft engine, military helicopter, unmanned aerial vehicle, unmanned underwater vehicle, destroyer, air-cushioned landing craft, submarine, missile, weapons system, softwares among almost all types of armaments.[42][43][44][45][46][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53]

National security experts say Chinese hackers have consistently stolen trade secrets from U.S. defense contractors. This prompted former Director of the National Security Agency Keith B. Alexander to called Chinese cyber theft of intellectual property as "the greatest transfer of wealth in history." He states:[6][54]

Chinese spies have gone after private defense contractors and subcontractors, national laboratories, public research universities, think tanks and the American government itself. Chinese agents have gone after the United States’ most significant weapons, such as the F-35 Lightning, the Aegis Combat System and the Patriot missile system; illegally exported unmanned underwater vehicles and thermal-imaging cameras; and stolen documents related to the B-52 bomber, the Delta IV rocket, the F-15 fighter and even the Space Shuttle. President Trump’s action on Monday acknowledges the broad scope of the challenge.[6]

"Competitors branded Huawei a cut-rate vendor of copycat equipment, and companies including Cisco Systems and Motorola filed lawsuits over alleged trade secret theft."[55] "U.S. intelligence agencies allege that Huawei is linked to China’s government and that its equipment could contain “backdoors” for use by government spies."[55]

In August 2017, the US opened a formal investigation into attacks on the intellectual property of the U.S. and its allies,[5] which cost the U.S. alone an estimated $225–600 billion a year.[6][7]

Forced technology transfer from US companies to Chinese entities

China requires technology transfer through foreign direct investment (FDI)[56] regime and required joint ventures: In many cases, technology transfers are effectively required by China’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regime, which closes off important sectors of the economy to foreign firms. In order to gain access to these sectors, China forces foreign firms to enter into joint ventures with Chinese entities they do not have any connection.[57][58]

A number of experts have focused on what they consider China's "theft" of intellectual property, and that it forces U.S. firms that want to do business there into transferring its confidential technology and trade secrets before having access to their market. Although that kind of transfer is disallowed by the WTO, the negotiations are usually conducted in secret to avoid penalties.[59]

The Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property states “Just agreeing to manufacture in China opens yourself” to theft or forced technology transfer. It requires a U.S. response based on “strength and leverage.” [60]

In 2018 the American Chamber of Commerce in China learned that over half its members thought that "leakage of intellectual property" was an important concern when doing business there.[59] Similarly, the EU Chamber of Commerce has also complained that European companies wanting access to the Chinese market often had to agree to transfer vital technology.[61]

Congress urges real and tough actions against China

Before the Trump Administration takes concrete measures against China in late March 2018, Democratic leaders in both chambers of Congress have continuously criticized President Trump has been a total paper tiger and done virtually nothing on trade but study it. They pressed the President to focus more on China rather than allies and take real punishments such as fulfill his own campaign commitments to label China a currency manipulator on his first day in office and stop China from pressuring U.S. tech companies into giving up intellectual property rights. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said "China has stolen millions of jobs and trillions of dollars" but "administrations from both parties haven't been strong enough to fight back". Schumer, Senators Ron Wyden, Sherrod Brown and Joe Manchin among others vowed to roll out a China-related trade package that included creating a "trade prosecutor" to supplement the work of the U.S. trade representative. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said "human rights are also integral to a fair trading relationship in countries like China that exploit prison labor, engage in other unfair labor practices, and stifle free speech and dissent." She also urge Trump must take a strong stand against unfair market barriers.[62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73]

Sources and rationales for the tariffs

U.S. trade deficit by country (in billions, goods only), 2014

In June 2016, as presidential candidate, Donald Trump vowed to cancel international trade deals and go on an offensive against Chinese economic practices, describing his promise as a reaction against "a leadership class that worships globalism."[74] Less than a year after he took office, the United States, European Union and Japan, agreed to work within the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other multilateral groups to eliminate unfair subsidies by countries, which create noncompetitive conditions through state-owned enterprises, “forced” technology transfers and local content requirements.[75]

In April 2018, Trump denied that the dispute was actually a trade war, saying "that war was lost many years ago by the foolish, or incompetent, people who represented the U.S." He added: "Now we have a trade deficit of $500 billion a year, with intellectual property (IP) theft of another $300 billion.[b] We cannot let this continue."[77][78]

In January 2018, Trump said he wanted the United States to have a good relationship with China, but insisted that it treat the United States fairly.[79] In his State of the Union Address a few weeks later, he stated:

America has also finally turned the page on decades of unfair trade deals that sacrificed our prosperity and shipped away our companies, our jobs, and our Nation’s wealth. The era of economic surrender is over. From now on, we expect trading relationships to be fair and to be reciprocal. We will work to fix bad trade deals and negotiate new ones. And we will protect American workers and American intellectual property, through strong enforcement of our trade rules.[80][81]

[82] A number of government and industry experts have offered their own rationales about why the tariffs are, or are not, appropriate:

John Ferriola, the CEO and President of Nucor, America's largest steel producer and its largest metal recycler, claimed that tariffs were not unfair, but were "simply leveling the playing field." He explained to TV host Jim Cramer, that not only the "European Union, but most countries in the world, have a 25 percent or greater VAT, value-added tax, on products going into their countries from the United States. So if we impose a 25 percent tariff, all we are doing is treating them exactly as they treat us."[83] VAT (value added tax) is a sales tax which is charged regardless of origin.

Analyst Zachary Karabell claimed that the administration's desire to reject long-standing trade consensus in favor of a more nationalist approach will not succeed: "A set of very public and punitive tariffs will not reverse what has already been transferred and will not do much to address the challenge of China today, which is no longer a manufacturing neophyte."[84]

Peter Navarro, White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Director, gave a number of the administration's explanations for the tariffs, among them are that they are "purely defensive measures."[85] He claims that the cumulative trillions of dollars Americans transfer overseas as a result of yearly deficits, are then used by those countries to buy America's assets, as opposed to investing that money in the U.S. "If we do as we're doing . . . those trillions of dollars are in the hands of foreigners that they can then use to buy up America."[86]

Our pursuit of our individual businesses, which often involves transferring manufacturing and a great deal of engineering out of the country, has hindered our ability to bring innovations to scale at home. Without scaling, we don't just lose jobs—we lose our hold on new technologies. Losing the ability to scale will ultimately damage our capacity to innovate.

Andrew Grove
Co-founder and former CEO of Intel[87][88]

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, after a seven-month investigation into China and intellectual property, explained that the value of the tariffs imposed was based on U.S. estimates of the actual economic damage caused by China’s alleged IP theft and the forced transfer of technology to Chinese companies.[89] In response, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang promised in March 2018 to henceforth protect the rights of foreigners investing in its economy,[89] followed in April by an announcement by China that it would eliminate laws that required global automakers and shipbuilders to work through state-owned partners.[90]

President of China Xi Jinping reiterated those pledges, affirming a desire to increase imports, lower foreign-ownership limits on manufacturing and expand protection to intellectual property, all central issues in Trump’s complaints about their trade imbalance.[91] Trump thanked Xi for his "kind words on tariffs and automobile barriers" and "his enlightenment" on intellectual property and technology transfers. "We will make great progress together!" the president added.[91]

In August 2018, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said that "at the end of the day, we have many more bullets than they do. They know it."[92]

Arguments that China unfairly controls imports

It is claimed that China has instituted an array of non-tariff barriers meant that some critical sectors of the Chinese economy remained relatively insulated from international competition. China has controlled imports by having different standards for private, foreign companies than China State Owned companies:[93]

Lee G. Branstetter, a professor of economics and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University, listed some of the ways that China has misappropriated foreign technology.[93]> And in a report issued March 22, 2018, the U.S. cited numerous instances of forced technology transfer and the failure of companies and the government to protect U.S. intellectual property from infringement or theft. Soon after the report came out, the U.S. announced plans to impose tariffs on up to $60 billion worth of Chinese exports to the United States and tighten the rules governing Chinese investment in the United States>[93]

Arguments that the WTO sanction mechanism is slow and not effective

Some countries have claimed that China has failed to fulfill its promise for reforms and requirements to be a WTO member. Among the reasons noted are that China limits imports with high tariffs and discriminatory regulations, subsidizes exports with an inexpensive currency and generous credit through state controlled banks, bullies foreign investors, pirates western intellectual property, which gives it trade advantages.[94][95][96][97][98]

President Trump has pushed the WTO to reform and abide by its written policies, or else it threatened to pull the U.S. out as a member. Others, such as White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett, feels the WTO should consider removing China as a member: "We never really envisioned that a country would enter the WTO and then behave the way that China has. It's a new thing for the WTO to have a member that is misbehaving so much."[99][100][101][102][103][104][105]

Stated goals

Big American companies fiercely protect their intellectual property and trade secrets, fearful of giving an edge to rivals. But they have little choice in China — and Washington is looking on with alarm. To gain access to the Chinese market, American companies are being forced to transfer technology, create joint ventures, lower prices and aid homegrown players. Those efforts form the backbone of President Xi Jinping’s ambitious plan to ensure that China’s companies, military and government dominate core areas of technology like artificial intelligence and semiconductors.

The New York Times[106]

The Trump administration said the tariffs were necessary to protect intellectual property of U.S. businesses, and to help reduce the U.S. trade deficit with China.[107][108] China has criticized the U.S. restrictions of some of its sensitive high technology products, their unfair treatments of China’s market economy status, and unreasonable trade tariffs.[109]

Zhang Qingli, Vice Chairman of the Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference said that "China never wants a trade war with anybody, not to mention the U.S., who has been a long term strategic partner, but we also do not fear such a war...The U.S. side has disregarded a consensus with China after multiple rounds of consultations, insisting on waging a trade war against China and continuing to escalate it."[110] While White House Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay Walters said that "The goal of United States trade actions is not to harm China's economy or start a trade war, but to get China to follow through on allowing fair competition and stop their unfair trade practices that have been hurting the American workers for years."[110] Since filing for consultations with the WTO, neither party has agreed on an overall solution, which has led to a continuing trade conflict and more discussions.[111]

Chronology of tariff events

  • January 22, 2018. President Trump placed a 30% tariff on foreign solar panels, to be reduced to 15% after four years.[112][113] China, the world leader in solar panel manufacture, decried the tariffs.[114] That same day, tariffs of 20% were placed on washing machines for the first 1.2 million units imported during the year. In 2016, China exported $425 million worth of washers to the United States.[115][116]
  • March 22, 2018. President Trump asked the United States Trade Representative (USTR) investigate applying tariffs on US$50–60 billion worth of Chinese goods.[108][117][118] He relied on Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 for doing so, stating that the proposed tariffs were "a response to the unfair trade practices of China over the years", including theft of U.S. intellectual property.[107][108] Over 1,300 categories of Chinese imports were listed for tariffs, including aircraft parts, batteries, flat-panel televisions, medical devices, satellites, and various weapons.[119][120]
  • April 2, 2018. China responded by imposing tariffs on 128 products it imports from America, including aluminium, airplanes, cars, pork, and soybeans (which have a 25% tariff), as well as fruit, nuts, and steel piping (15%).[2][3][121][122] On April 5, 2018, Trump responded saying that he was considering another round of tariffs on an additional $100 billion of Chinese imports as Beijing retaliates.[123] The next day the World Trade Organization received request from China for consultations on new U.S. tariffs.[124]
  • May 15, 2018. Vice Premier Liu He, top economic adviser to President of China Xi Jinping, visited Washington for further trade talks.[125][118]
  • May 20, 2018. Chinese officials agreed to "substantially reduce" America's trade deficit with China[125] by committing to "significantly increase" its purchases of American goods. As a result, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that "We are putting the trade war on hold".[126] White House National Trade Council Director Peter Navarro, however, said that there was no "trade war," but that it was a "trade dispute, fair and simple. We lost the trade war long ago."[127]
  • May 29, 2018. The White House announced that it would impose a 25% tariff on $50 billion of Chinese goods with "industrially significant technology;" the full list of products affected to be announced by June 15, 2018.[128] It also planned to impose investment restrictions and enhanced export controls on certain Chinese individuals and organizations to prevent them from acquiring U.S. technology.[129] China said it would discontinue trade talks with Washington if it imposed trade sanctions."[130]
  • June 15, 2018. Trump declared that the United States would impose a 25% tariff on $50 billion of Chinese exports. $34 billion would start July 6, 2018, with a further $16 billion to begin at a later date.[131][132][133] China's Commerce Ministry accused the United States of launching a trade war and said China would respond in kind with similar tariffs for US imports, starting on July 6, 2018.[134] Three days later, the White House declared that the United States would impose additional 10% tariffs on another $200 billion worth of Chinese imports if China retaliated against these U.S. tariffs.[118] The list of products included in this round of tariffs was released on July 11, 2018, and was set to be implemented within 60 days.[135]
  • June 19, 2018. China retaliated almost immediately, threatening its own tariffs on $50 billion of U.S. goods, and claimed the United States had "launched a trade war." Import and export markets in a number of nations feared the tariffs would disrupt supply chains which could "ripple around the globe."[136]
  • July 6, 2018. American tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese goods came into effect. China imposed retaliatory tariffs on US goods of a similar value. The tariffs accounted for 0.1% of the global gross domestic product.[137][138] On July 10, 2018, U.S. released an initial list of the additional $200 billion of Chinese goods that would be subject to a 10% tariff.[139] China vowed to retaliate with additional tariffs on American goods worth $60 billion annually two days later.[140]
  • August 8, 2018. The Office of the United States Trade Representative published its finalized list of 279 Chinese goods, worth $16 Billion, to be subject to a 25% tariff from August 23, 2018.[141][142][118] China responded with its own tariffs of equal value when the American tariffs were implemented on August 23, 2018.[143]
  • August 14, 2018. China filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO), claiming that US tariffs on foreign solar panels clash with WTO ruling and have destabilized the international market for solar PV products. China claimed the resulting impact directly harmed China’s legitimate trade interests.[citation needed]
  • August 22, 2018. US Treasury Undersecretary David Malpass and Chinese Commerce Vice-Minister Wang Shouwen met in Washington DC in a bid to reopen negotiations. Meanwhile, on August 23, 2018, the US and China's promised tariffs on $16 billion of goods took effect,[144] and on August 27, 2018, China filed a new WTO complaint against the US regarding the additional tariffs.[145]
  • September 17, 2018. The US announced its 10% tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods would begin on September 24, 2018, increasing to 25% by the end of the year. They also threatened tariffs on an additional $267 billion worth of imports if China retaliates,[146] which China promptly did on September 18 with 10% tariffs on $60 billion of US imports.[147][148] So far, China has either imposed or proposed tariffs on $110 billion of U.S. goods, representing most of its imports of American products.[146]
  • December 1, 2018. The planned increases in tariffs were postponed. The White House stated that both parties will "immediately begin negotiations on structural changes with respect to forced technology transfer, intellectual property protection, non-tariff barriers, cyber intrusions and cyber theft."[149]

Temporary reprieve

The threatened tariff increase on the additional $200 billion in Chinese goods by the US, and the retaliatory increase in tariffs on American goods, was postponed in early December 2018.[150] During a dinner at the 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to delay their planned increases in tariffs[151] for 90 days, starting on December 1, to allow time for the two countries to negotiation their trade disputes. According to the Trump Administration, "If at the end of [90 days], the parties are unable to reach an agreement, the 10 percent tariffs will be raised to 25 percent."[152][153]

Sarah Huckabee Sanders told the news media that China had agreed to purchase "a very substantial" amount of soy beans and other agricultural, energy, industrial, and other products from the US. Larry Kudlow said that China had agreed to reduce the 40% tariff on cars coming into China from the US, although Beijing had not confirmed that by December 4, 2018. On that date, an article in the state-controlled newspaper Securities Daily said that the Chinese government was considering a reduction in the auto tariff but provided no specifics. A White House statement also said that the two leaders had "agreed to immediately begin negotiations on structural changes with respect to forced technology transfer, intellectual property protection, non-tariff barriers, cyber intrusions and cyber theft, services and agriculture".[154][155]

A Chinese diplomat commented on December 1 that the "two heads of state reached consensus to halt the mutual increase of new tariffs" and that the country would increase its purchases from the US to "gradually ease the imbalance in two-way trade".[156] The official announcement from Beijing did not confirm the plan for such purchases, but said that both leaders were striving for a mutually-beneficial agreement.[157]

Other measures

On October 17, 2018, the United States announced their withdrawal from the Universal Postal Union, in order to renegotiate international shipping rates for mail and small postal packages. China had been paying lower rates because it was considered a developing nation; the United States seek to charge the same rates for all countries. The withdrawal can be rescinded if an agreement is found within one year.[158]

Reactions

U.S.

U.S. commerce secretary Wilbur Ross said that the planned Chinese tariffs only reflected 0.3% of U.S. gross domestic product, and Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated that the moves would have "short-term pain" but bring "long-term success".[159][78][160][77] Nucor's John Ferriola said that even with the tariffs on steel, the cost of an average $36,000 car would go up about $160, less than 1/2 of 1%, while a can of beer would only cost an extra penny more.[83]

By early July 2018, there were negative and positive results already showing up in the economy as a result of the tariffs, with a number of industries showing employment growth while others were planning on layoffs.[161]

Some commentators have suggested that tariffs may be self-defeating and that renegotiating China's membership in the WTO would be more effective that tariffs.[162]

Markets

In anticipation of tariffs going into effect, stock prices in the U.S. and China sustained significant[vague] losses for four to six weeks prior.[when?] Trade war fears had led to a bear market in China where by late June the total value of the country's stock markets was 20% lower than it had been at the beginning of 2018 when it reached record levels.[163] The Japanese Nikkei also suffered a "three-week pullback".[164] On July 6, when the tariffs went into effect, markets rebounded and rallied due to positive jobs report in the U.S.[165] Asian markets similarly rebounded, ending the day in a high note. According to the Associated Press, the positive reaction to the tariffs in U.S. and Asian markets was because of an end to uncertainty[165] and, according to Investor's Business Daily, because "markets had largely priced in the impact".[164]

On December 4, 2018, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined a near 600 points, to which some argue is in part due to the trade war.[166] New York Fed President John Williams said on December 4, 2018, that he believes the US economy will stay strong in 2019.[167] Williams expects that increases in the interest rates will be necessary to maintain the economy. He stated, “Given this outlook of strong growth, strong labor market and inflation near our goal and taking account all the various risks around the outlook, I do expect further gradual increases in interest rates will best sponsor a sustained economic expansion."[167]

Industry associations

Following announcements of escalation of tariffs by the U.S. and China, representatives of several major U.S. industries expressed their fears of the effects on their businesses. Organizations critical of the intensifying trade war included National Pork Producers Council, American Soybean Association, and Retail Industry Leaders Association. Several mayors representing towns with a heavy reliance on the manufacturing sector also expressed their concerns.[168] In September, a business coalition announced a lobbying campaign called "Tariffs Hurt the Heartland" to protest the proposed tariffs.[169]

Proponents of the increased U.S. tariffs included Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing.[168]

China

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross meets with Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology Miao Wei, Beijing, September 2017

China claims that Since taking office in 2017, the new administration of the US government has trumpeted “America First”. It has abandoned the fundamental norms of mutual respect and equal consultation that guide international relations. Rather, it has brazenly preached unilateralism, protectionism and economic hegemony, making false accusations against many countries and regions - particularly China - intimidating other countries through economic measures such as imposing tariffs, and attempting to impose its own interests on China through extreme pressure. China claims technical cooperation and other economic and trade cooperation between Chinese and foreign enterprises are completely based on the voluntary principle of contractual behavior, and both companies have obtained practical benefits.[170]

Potential impact

A simulation conducted by the state backed Guangdong University of Foreign Studies' Research Center for International Trade and Economics and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of World Economics and Politics measured the potential implications of a trade war between the United States and China. By using a multi-country global general equilibrium model, the simulations produced numerical values that represent the effects of a US-China trade war. Overall, the results indicate that China "will be significantly hurt by tariff trade war in all indicators, including welfare, gross domestic product (GDP), manufacturing employment and trade."[171] However, it is pointed out that although there will be definite impacts on China, the costs should be maintainable and will not severely damage the Chinese economy. In regard to the United States, the simulation produced results that described, "the US will gain on welfare, GDP and non-manufacturing production, but hurt employment and trade (both export and import)."[171] Since each nation maintains a large economy, their actions not only effect each other but also the entire world. As a result of the trade war, the simulation predicts that the rest of the world will also see impacts within their own economies. For most large and developed nations, they will see positive benefits from a US-China trade war. As trade decreases between the United States and China, trade will presumably increase between other nations as a result. However, smaller nations will see significant negative impacts. For example, "World total welfare, GDP, manufacturing production and employment, export, import, and total trade" are expected to decrease since many of these nations are highly trade dependent.[171]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ An intellectual property infringement is the infringement or violation of an intellectual property right. There are several types of intellectual property rights: 1. Copyright infringement 2. Patent infringement 3. Trademark infringement 4. Trade secret misappropriation
  2. ^ As of 2016, the total amount of U.S. imports equaled $2,248,209 million dollars whereas the total imports of China stood at $1,587,921 million dollars.[76] In regard to exports, U.S. exports were $1,450,457 million dollars whereas China exports were $2,097,637 million dollars.[76] China has had a continuous trade surplus with the United States, amounting to $275.81 billion in 2017. Of the trade surplus, 68% of it is derived from the United States alone.[76] While China experienced a trade surplus, the United States was faced with a trade deficit; therefore persuading the Trump Administration to take action.[76]
    U.S. Trade in Goods with China

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