Now that USTR is launching section 301 investigation into shipbuilding, come join ⁦WITA⁩ and ⁦Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI)⁩ on April 24th at 10am to learn more about the petitioners’ concerns, relationship to our military capability, and next steps. wita.org/events/shipbui…

More tariffs in the works. Guess this means there will be an official conclusion to the Section 301 tariff review which has been underway for almost two years! bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

So Heartening to see so many accomplished and talented women leading international economic policy helping pave the way for the next generation of female leaders. You are inspirations!!

Great piece by my colleague Emma Chanlett-Avery on what we should be looking for in PM Kishida’s address to Congress.

There are important ways to take our economic relationship with Japan to the next level. It was an honor to work with Matthew P. Goodman and Chris Johnstone to develop the ideas for doing so.

Talks on balanced growth could be useful to help solve the current overcapacity problem. But they should not preclude action by the US against surging Chinese imports nor serve as a delaying tactic by Beijing to do what’s needed to head off surges. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

My thoughts on what US-China economic and trade relations might look like in Biden second term vs Trump. Some similarities, but important differences. thediplomat.com/2024/03/how-wi…

China lifts punitive tariffs on Australian wine. Kudos to Australia for standing firm during the coercion saga, yielding little ground. Now’s let’s see if producers continue their diversification efforts and not become dependent again on Chinese market asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade/…

via ⁦⁦The New York Times⁩ Surges in Chinese exports due to overproduction &weak domestic demand is a global problem requiring a collective response. Let’s learn from past failed efforts at OECD on steel and aluminum to coordinate a global response. nytimes.com/2024/03/27/bus…

Great piece in NYT on growing number of Japanese women in the workforce. Larger percentage than the US. But important to not to focus on just the numbers but the quality of these jobs and absence of women at senior levels. nytimes.com/2024/03/19/bus…

Check out analysis of the latest IPEF texts on clean and fair economy by our new colleague Jane Mellsop ⁦Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI). Some encouraging progress, on all pillars but trade asiasociety.org/policy-institu…

IPEF texts on clean economy and tax/anticorruption finally released. Good work progressing in these Commerce-led areas, even as trade work remains virtually paralyzed. But we can do better by further bolstering our regional economic engagement commerce.gov/news/press-rel…

While Chinese auto investment is a small part of total Mexican FDI, it’s growing quickly. To find out potential impacts and possible policy responses please join ⁦Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI)⁩ and ⁦WITA⁩ for a webinar tomorrow at 10am with a stellar panel asiasociety.org/policy-institu…

Looking forward to moderating joint Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) -WITA event March 13 at 10am on a very timely topic— growing Chinese automotive investments in Mexico. What are the facts? What are the concerns? What are appropriate policy responses? Please join us!! .