News Analysis
Because China’s economy has grown to a gigantic size, its top-down, command approach to economics, especially its trade policy, has destabilized and has begun to alienate several trading partners.
Thinking About China
Opinion
Beijing’s Aggressive Use of Trade Will Hurt China in the Long Term
Active trade manipulation will drive away partners
Police officers patrol at a container port in Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong Province, China, on Feb. 19, 2020. Chinatopix via AP
Milton Ezrati
Author
Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is "Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live."
