The United States Turns Inward: Thoughts on US Trade Policy and US-Asian Trade Relations
Channel: HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS)
Date: 2018-05-24

Reflecting the era of growing trade skepticism and nationalism, the Trump Administration is taking US trade policy into directions that both raise American trade barriers and raise risks for the global trading system itself.  The withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was an early and unfortunate example and the trend continues with concerns about NAFTA, the US-Korean FTA, and tariffs on steel and aluminum erected ostensibly for national security reasons. There is also an evident intention to become more confrontational with China over trade and investment issues. Keith Maskus (University of Colorado and former Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of State) at an IEMS & IPP – EY Emerging Market Insights presentation, shares his thoughts on US-Asian trade relations, why these pressures exist, how costly these actions might be, and potential implications for the Asia-Pacific region.

Event details : http://iems.ust.hk/events/insights/maskus-united-states-turns-inward-thoughts-on-us-trade-policy-and-us-asian-trade-relations