China taps export controls veteran amid trade tensions with US, Japan

By Joe Cash BEIJING, Jan 12 (Reuters) - China named an expert in export controls and regional trade agreements as deputy ...
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Trade Liberalizing Efforts in Other Countries Contradict U.S. Policies

An issue currently being debated among economists and trade experts is whether the post–Bretton Woods rules-based international trading system has run its useful life and needs to be replaced with ...
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ASEAN at the centre of the struggle for open trade

The 2025 ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur comes at a defining moment for the global trading system, with the bloc positioned to defend openness amid rising protectionism. The parallel RCEP Leaders' ...
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ASEAN must help to fill the global leadership vacuum to protect its regional backyard

ASEAN faces a critical test of whether it can strengthen regional resilience and avoid being sidelined by larger powers. Deepening regional integration, fully implementing RCEP, coordinating domestic ...
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India's new trade strategy: From shallow agreements to deep value chain integration

In the 1960s, several European countries dismantled internal railway tariffs while retaining complex national routing rules. Freight moved more cheaply on paper. Yet, delivery times worsened and costs ...