- The Cynicism Behind the Administration's Proposed Forced Labor Tariffs
The proposed Section 301 tariffs are intended more to pressure countries to sign deals than to enforce labor protections: they mark a renewed effort to take tariff authority from Congress and set rates for all imports from all trading partners at the president’s will.
- Delegation of Tariff Authority by Other Means
After the Supreme Court limited IEEPA tariff authority, the Trump administration turned to Section 301 of the Trade Act. Gregory Shaffer and Jeremiah May on the new legal questions this raises — and why the new tariffs are still vulnerable to challenge:
- A Sino-American Investment Deal Is A Release Valve for Chinese Excess Savings
The macroeconomic logic behind Beijing's openness to a Trump-style investment deal