With the second Trump Administration living up to the promises of shock and awe, the world waits for Trump and his trade team to unleash the Administration's strategy on global tariffs. With 10% across-the-board tariffs on all products from China in effect, retaliatory Chinese tariffs kicked in this week along with universal tariffs on steel and aluminum...with more promised soon.
We will be speaking again with one of the top Chinese and trade scholars in the world—Derek Scissors from the American Enterprise Institute.
Mr. Scissors will discuss his views on tariffs as well as early signs of where the Administration is headed with regard to China. We expect cover the following;
- USMCA tariffs after the month ends
- China short-term: 10% additional tariff, the call, a quick deal?
- China long-term: 60%?, de minimis rule and enforcement, export controls (no) , a comprehensive deal?
- EU tariffs
- Global tariffs, worth separating from EU, could be across the board or sector
- The revenue issue: money or the trade deficit, not both
Join us for this timely call.
February 12, 2025 at 12:00pm ET
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About Derek Scissors:
Derek M. Scissors is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he focuses on the Chinese and Indian economies and on US economic relations with Asia. He is concurrently chief economist of the China Beige Book.
Dr. Scissors is the author of the China Global Investment Tracker. In late 2008, he authored a series of papers that chronicled the end of pro-market Chinese reform and predicted economic stagnation in China as a result. He has also written multiple papers on the best course for Indian economic development.
Before joining AEI, Dr. Scissors was a senior research fellow in the Asian Studies Center at the Heritage Foundation and an adjunct professor of economics at George Washington University. He has worked for London-based Intelligence Research Ltd., taught economics at Lingnan University in Hong Kong, and served as an action officer in international economics and energy for the US Department of Defense.
Dr. Scissors has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, a master’s degree from the University of Chicago, and a doctorate from Stanford University.
Experience
- Chief Economist, China Beige Book, 2013–present
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics, George Washington University, 2001–15
- Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, Heritage Foundation, 2008–13
- China Economist, Intelligence Research Ltd., London, 1998–2008
- Lecturer, Department of Economics, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, 1994–97
- Action Officer in International Economics and Energy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, US Department of Defense, 1989–90
Education
Ph.D., international political economy, Stanford University
M.A., economics, University of Chicago
A.B., economics, University of Michigan
