
US complaints on China trade practices echo UK complaints on China trade from 1770 (FFTT, 6/17/25)
China’s vision of trade is exporting without importing. -Brad Setser, Council on Foreign Relations, via WSJ, 6/14/25 In volume terms, which adjust for the effect of exchange rates, Chinese imports through March haven’t grown at all since the end of 2022—while exports have rocketed 33% higher, according to data from the Netherlands Bureau of Economic Policy Analysis… -Wall Street Journal, “Trade with China is Becoming a One-Way Street”, 6/14/25 …beneath the hatches sealed with tar,