The Asia Chessboard

Pawn or King: The Future of the IPEF and Economic Statecraft in Asia

Jun 6, 2022

38:06

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Trade Policy

01:31

Is This a Substantive Initiative or a Footnote in History?

02:52

Is There a Policy to Protect American Investors in China?

02:58

Introduction

3min

What's the Difference Between a Free Trade Agreement and a Trade Agreement?

3min

What Happened to Trade Agreements?

2min

Trade Rats - What Would You Have Done Differently?

2min

Is This a Permanent Reversal of American Support for Free Trade?

2min

Is This a Substantive Initiative or a Footnote in History?

3min

Trade Facilitation - Is There a Market Access on the Table?

2min

Trade Facilitation

2min

Is There a Policy to Protect American Investors in China?

3min

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Do You Think There Should Be a Digital Trade Negotiation?

2min

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Digital Trade

2min

12.

China's Not Getting in Right Away

2min

13.

The China Economic Strategy

4min

14.

Trade Policy

2min

15.

The Asa Programs - What's Next for You?

3min

This week, Mike is joined by Wendy Cutler, Vice President at the Asia Society Policy Institute, to unpack President Biden’s economic strategy towards the Indo-Pacific and his May 2022 trip to Asia. The two discuss the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and regional reactions to its various pillars and incentives, prospects for a digital trade agreement, and China’s bid to join CPTPP. How can the United States engage with allies and partners in the region to promote fair trade, supply chain resiliency, and other rules and norms?

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