Expert Views
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He Weiwen: Will Section 122 tariffs succeed where IEEPA failed?
Trump's imposition of global 15 percent tariff does not meet the threshold of Section 122. First, the US does not suffer from a sudden huge international balance of payment deficit. It recorded a trade deficit in 2025 of around $900 billion in 2025, but huge surplus in financial account ($1.27 trillion in 2024). Hence, the overall BOP was in balance.
February 23 , 2026 -
He Weiwen: Tariffs on Chinese goods raise US inflation
The data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics recently show the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 2.4 percent year-on-year in September, slightly lower than the 2.5 percent in August. The core CPI, except for energy and food, however, rose by 3.3 percent year-on-year in September compared with 3.2 percent in the previous month.
October 28 , 2024 -
He Weiwen: China-U.S. Trade Rebounding
All the latest developments show an encouraging development of stabilizing and improving the China-U.S. bilateral relationship, reinforced by firm business collaborations.
August 05 , 2024 -
He Weiwen: Talks mark first step towards stronger China-U.S. relations
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to China on June 18-19 is a positive step towards stabilizing bilateral relations, managing differences and avoiding conflicts between the world's two largest economies.
June 19 , 2023