The ongoing trade battle between China and the U.S. did not start with Trump, and it will not end with him, argue Bob Davis and Lingling Wei of the Wall Street Journal. The conflict reached a turning point in January 2020 with the signing of the phase one trade deal, but not before heavily impacting the global economy through trade restrictions and tit-for-tat tariff wars.

In early June, China reportedly told state-owned enterprises to stop large-scale U.S. soybean and pork purchases. This move followed the announcement that Washington will potentially take steps to revoke Hong Kong’s special status in light of China’s proposed national security law.

How did we get to this tipping point? How much are U.S. presidents and Chinese leaders to blame? Where are we headed and how can business prepare for what’s next?

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is pleased to host Bob Davis and Lingling Wei, two award-winning Wall Street Journal journalists and authors of the book Superpower Showdown: How the Battle Between Trump and Xi Threatens a New Cold War. During this webinar hosted by Former US Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, Bob and Lingling will take participants behind the scenes of the trade negotiations and help them understand the context and future of the trade conflict. Book your seat now and join us for this special webinar on 21st July from 9:00am to 10:15am GMT+8 (July 20th 9:00pm-10:15pm EST).

Agenda

• Introductory Remarks by Joerg Wuttke, President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
• Engaging and Interactive Dialogue moderated by Charlene Barshefsky, Former US Trade Representative
• Q&A Session

This webinar will be off the record and follow Chatham House rules.

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Speakers

Mr. Bob Davis

Senior editor at the Wall Street Journal

Mr. Bob Davis

Senior editor at the Wall Street Journal

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Bob Davis is a senior editor at the Wall Street Journal, he covers economic issues out of the Washington D.C. bureau, especially those that will play out in the presidential campaign. He also continues to write about China, where he was posted from 2011 to 2014
In China he did his best to get out of Beijing and see China beyond the luxury stores and report on the changes that were remaking the country and global economy. Similarly, back in DC, he ranges beyond the Beltway to see how America is changing.

Ms. Lingling Wei

China Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal

Ms. Lingling Wei

China Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal

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Lingling Wei is an award-winning journalist who most recently worked in the Wall Street Journal’s Beijing bureau. She earned a master’s degree in journalism from NYU in 2000 and joined the Journal to cover real estate in 2008. In 2011, Wei returned to China as a China correspondent for the Journal. Her reporting has since focused on the intersection between Chinese politics and the economy, specifically rising Chinese debt, tightened state control over the economy, and, most recently, the U.S.-China trade war, where her shared bylines with Bob Davis often indicated an article would become a must-read for trade experts and China watchers around the world.

Ms. Charlene Barshefsky

Former US Trade Representative

Ms. Charlene Barshefsky

Former US Trade Representative

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Charlene Barshefsky served as United States Trade Representative, the country's top trade negotiator, from 1997 to 2001. She was the Deputy U.S. Trade Representative from 1993 to 1997. She is a partner at the law firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. She is also an advisor at Moelis & Company.

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