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U.S.-China tensions may be sharp today but are “neither inevitable nor permanent,” former Reuters Beijing correspondent Terril Yue Jones told students at Tsinghua University on Nov. 17. Jones, now an international journalism instructor at the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies at Claremont McKenna College, described Donald Trump’s two presidential administrations as an important turning point in relations between the world’s two largest economies.

Huang Shan, director and senior fellow at Caixin Insight, said that America and China are creating incompatible tech ecosystems, from AI to EVs. The winner will set the rules for the 21st century, and the era of global collaboration is over. During a visit to the Tsinghua University campus on November 10, Huang urged students in the GBJ program's Hot Topics course to forget the trade wars. The real battle for the future is happening in the world of tech, and it is dividing

Pakistan is navigating a geopolitical balancing act amid fresh shifts in South Asia’s power dynamics. The country is strengthening ties with the United States while preserving its “iron brotherhood” partnership with China, Pakistani researcher Zoon Ahmed Khan told Global Business Journalism students in a speech on Nov. 3. The rapidly shifting South Asian dynamics include India’s strained relations with the United States during Donald Trump’s second term as president.

The second longest government shutdown in American history has turned into a blame game between intransigent partisans, CNBC Washington correspondent Emily Wilkins told Tsinghua University students on Oct. 13. “Democrats are confident that they can win the messaging battle on this — that if they go to the American people and say Republicans are trying to make your healthcare more expensive and we're fighting for you, the American people will support Democrats in the shutdown,

When the term ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) debuted in the U.N.-sponsored “Who Cares Wins” report, it wasn’t virtue signaling. It was a warning: Ignoring climate change, social issues, or corporate governance questions risks undermining long-term company value. This article is your reporter’s guide to that fault line: where ESG came from; how it has been weaponized politically in the Trump administration, and why most of the world sees it as essential that it no

Tariffs have always been about more than just economics. They are tools of power and leverage, expressions of national priorities and xenophobic fears. Rick Dunham But the 2025 U.S.-China trade standoff marks a profound shift. The on-again, off-again tariff war is not just a fight over trade imbalances, but a battle over the very future of global order and the hegemonic ambitions of the world's two largest economies. It is a clash between a MAGA president and a MCGA p

This timeline of U.S.-China trade tensions is part of a series of stories on the Global Business Journalism website designed to help business journalists cover international trade issues.

Since 2018, tariff policy has returned to the center stage of global affairs, catalyzed by U.S. efforts to rebalance trade relationships under Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden. As governments rethink the rules of globalization, reporters who previously had not been trade experts are being asked to cover this highly specialized area of business journalism. Those covering trade must understand not only how tariffs work, but also how they ripple across economies.

For most of human history, governments have taxed goods crossing their borders. Tariffs have financed empires, protected domestic industries, and punished foreign rivals. They’ve sparked wars, crashed economies, and redefined alliances. Yet the tariff war between the U.S. and China doesn’t fit neatly into any of the old molds. Rather than being a tool to nurture domestic industry or fill government coffers, tariffs are now being wielded as weapons in a sprawling contest over

Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal tariffs,” which have hit more more than 100 nations since early April, are deeply flawed economically and counterproductive politically, American University economist Robert Blecker told Tsinghua journalism students. Blecker said the policy was ego-driven and lacks reciprocity. He acknowledged that globalization has caused economic pain, especially for American workers and small businesses. But he said Trump's tariffs were not the answer t

Even if you aren't applying for a job at a business news outlet, you need to improve your skill set to effectively cover economic issues. Every journalist should be able to write about business or economic topics with comfort and ease.  This article contains 11 tips to help you write easy-to-understand and impactful business reports.

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