#US-China Trade War IFRAME: //www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-532L8P Jump to content piie PIIE (BUTTON) Open the Menu (BUTTON) Open the Search Form Enter your keywords _______________ Search (BUTTON) Search * Research + Publications o Policy Briefs o Working Papers o Books o PIIE Briefings + Commentary o Op-Eds o Testimonies o Speeches and Papers + Topics & Regions + PIIE Charts + What Is Globalization? + Educational Resources * Experts + Senior Research Staff + Research Analysts + Peterson Perspectives * Blogs + RealTime Economic Issues Watch + Trade & Investment Policy Watch + China Economic Watch + North Korea: Witness to Transformation + 中文 * Events * Newsroom + News Releases + Multimedia + Media Center * Bookstore * About + Board of Directors + Staff + Employment + Contact + Annual Report + Transparency Policy * Support PIIE You are here 1. Research 2. Topics & Regions US-China Trade War The United States and China have a long history of economic rivalry. But since 2017, the Trump administration’s challenges to China’s business activities and subsequent US and retaliatory tariffs by China, and other actions, have spiraled into a full blown economic and trade war. As a result of these moves and their related threats, the Chinese and US economies are in danger of decoupling. Their mutual distrust poses a grave danger to global economic health. Featured Content U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, left, and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He arrive for a group photo at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China February 15, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS Trade and Investment Policy Watch Phase One China Deal: Steep Tariffs Are the New Normal Chad P. Bown (PIIE) December 19, 2019 China and US shipping crates, editorial image Trade and Investment Policy Watch Trump’s Trade War Timeline: An Up-to-Date Guide Chad P. Bown (PIIE) and Melina Kolb (PIIE) December 13, 2019 Workers stand at the port of Qingdao, Shandong province, China June 10, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer Trade and Investment Policy Watch Trump Has Gotten China to Lower Its Tariffs. Just Toward Everyone Else. Chad P. Bown (PIIE), Euijin Jung (PIIE) and Eva (Yiwen) Zhang (PIIE) June 12, 2019 Trump's Latest Trade War Escalation Will Push Average Tariffs on China Above 20 Percent PIIE Chart Trump's Latest Trade War Escalation Will Push Average Tariffs on China Above 20 Percent Chad P. Bown (PIIE) and Eva (Yiwen) Zhang (PIIE) August 6, 2019 Shipping containers are loaded onto a ship at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 30, 2019 REUTERS/Mike Blake Trade and Investment Policy Watch Trump's War on US Exports C. Fred Bergsten (PIIE) August 2, 2019 Recent Content RealTime Economic Issues Watch PIIE's Most Read Content in 2019 Anjali Bhatt (PIIE) December 30, 2019 Trade and Investment Policy Watch Phase One China Deal: Steep Tariffs Are the New Normal Chad P. Bown (PIIE) December 19, 2019 PIIE Chart US-China Trade War Tariffs: An Up-to-Date Chart Chad P. Bown (PIIE) December 19, 2019 Trade and Investment Policy Watch The USTR Tariff Exclusion Process: Five Things to Know About These Opaque Handouts Gary Clyde Hufbauer (PIIE) and Zhiyao (Lucy) Lu* December 19, 2019 Peterson Perspectives Trade Talks Episode 114: US and China Announce a Phase-One Deal Featuring Soumaya Keynes (The Economist) and Chad P. Bown (PIIE) December 16, 2019 Op-Eds A trade war ceasefire is just what America's economy needs Mary E. Lovely (PIIE) December 13, 2019 Trade and Investment Policy Watch Trump’s Trade War Timeline: An Up-to-Date Guide Chad P. Bown (PIIE) and Melina Kolb (PIIE) December 13, 2019 Working Paper Did Trump's Trade War Impact the 2018 Election? Emily Blanchard (Dartmouth College), Chad P. Bown (PIIE) and Davin Chor (Dartmouth College) December 2019 PIIE Chart The United States Wins More WTO Cases than China in US-China Trade Disputes Jeffrey J. Schott (PIIE) and Euijin Jung (PIIE) November 22, 2019 PIIE Chart Trump's December Tariffs Aim at Electronics and Manufacturing, Mostly from Multinational Companies Mary E. 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