Andy Liu

In this engaging discussion, Andy Liu, an Associate Professor of History at Villanova University, dives into the parallels between U.S.-China trade tensions today and those of the 1980s. He explores how Cold War geopolitics shaped trade relations, what lessons China learned from Japan, and Xi Jinping's vision for the economy. Liu highlights China's shift towards a Ford-like industrial structure and critiques the Trump administration's use of tariffs, offering a historical context to current trade dynamics.