Expert Views

• Zhou Xiaoming: EU and UK should reject Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’

  Under these circumstances, for the common good of the world as well as their own long-term and strategic interests, the EU and the UK should reject categorically Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" and continue to play a key role in safeguarding the multilateral trading system.

  June 06 , 2025

• Zhou Xiaoming: Where is the Trade War Heading?

  A trade deal between China and the United States is nowhere in sight. The mountain of issues could take a long time and enormous effort to resolve. It’s certainly not going to happen in three or four weeks, as Trump has suggested. More likely, it will be months, if not years.

  May 06 , 2025

• Zhou Xiaoming: A Warning on China’s Most Favored Nation Status

  A great many negative consequences would follow a successful effort by the United States to pull the MFN rug out from under the world’s second-largest economy. If this key pillar of global trade is taken away, the collapse of the WTO itself could follow.

  March 31 , 2025

• Zhou Xiaoming: A Tale of Two Cities

  Washington and Beijing differ in many aspects: area, population and national income per capita, to mention a few. For the world at large, however, what really distinguishes one from the other is their vision for the world and their approach to each other.

  February 07 , 2025