About: William Holstein

Finally, the dam has broken and someone is talking sensibly about how the United States should respond to China’s stated intention to dominate many of the world’s emerging technologies by 2025, such as autonomous driving and Artificial Intelligence. Tariffs are not the answer. They have zero chance of working. Instead, Americans should out-innovate China, as […]…

President Trump could be about to make the worst single decision of any president during my lifetime, and that includes the presidency of Richard Milhous Nixon. If Trump follows through and starts a new round of much more significant tariffs against Chinese products tonight, he could begin unraveling the relationship that has been developing for […]…

President Trump’s top trade adviser Peter Navarro is quoted today as saying, “President Trump has given China every chance to change its aggressive behavior. China does have much more to lose than we do.” The size of American threats against China’s trade surplus now reach as high as $450 million. Navarro and Trump seem to […]…

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is right when he argues that the United States must move forcefully to enhance America’s leadership in technology and innovation. But tariffs won’t get the job done and will make U.S. companies in China even more tempting targets for government strong-arming. China has an industrial policy called “Made in China […]…

Of all the commentary today, Nick Kristof has the sharpest focus here. President Trump gave more to Kim Jong-Un than any American president has ever given to the Kims and he got nothing tangible in return. Moreover, Trump has injected fresh elements of doubt into U.S. relations with Japan and South Korea by blindsiding them […]…