Summary: In this episode of China Money Podcast, guest Dan Ikenson discusses the latest U.S.-China trade frictions and if there is really a trade war between the two countries: - People often forget that the vast majority of U.S.-China trade is healthy - Bilateral trade relationship could improve after this year when government transitions are accomplished in both countries - Recommended action is that the U.S. should grant China market economy status and China should improve intellectual property and technology protection Our Guest Today: Dan Ikenson is the director at Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies at American think-tank, the Cato Institute. Having worked in international trade since 1990, Ikenson’s research focuses on WTO disputes, regional trade agreements and U.S.-China trade issues. Ikenson is the coauthor of book Antidumping Exposed: The Devilish Details of Unfair Trade Law. “The U.S. and China together have brought 18 cases to the WTO… (but) there have been around 54 cases between the US and Europe at the WTO. So I don’t think these actions necessarily reflect a deterioration of relationship as much as a late maturing of the relationship.” - Dan Ikenson
