Jeff Moon comments frequently about US-China trade and economic affairs on television and in the newspapers.
He participated in the Washington International Trade Association’s 8/7/25 Friday Exchange panel discussion of the latest US-China trade issues. In this 8/7/25 podcast, he shared views on the full range of US-China issues, including the history of trade relations, current topics such as rare earth minerals, electric vehicles, AI and advanced semiconductors, and predictions for the future.
He has analyzed developments throughout the Trump II trade war with China as well as recent deals with the European Union and Japan. He discussed the overall strategy and impact of President Trump’s reciprocal tariff policies. He and BBC panelists answered viewer questions about the President’s 8/1/25 reciprocal tariff announcement.
Jeff has commented specifically about China-related developments that include (in reverse chronological order):
- the road map leading to a Trump-Xi summit in the fall of 2025 (CNBC Asia 8/11/25);
- negotiations in Stockholm on 7/28-29/25 (Chinese CGTN 7/29/25) leading to an extension of President Trump’s tariff pause beyond his 8/12/25 deadline;
- the US-China framework deal announced 6/10/25 in London (Bloomberg 6/10/25; South Korean TV 6/12/25) and 6/9-10/25 negotiations prior to that agreement (BBC 6/9/25).
- how businesses can cope with the ever-changing trade landscape (CNBC 6/3/25 at 2:30);
- the deadlock in negotiations over rare earth minerals (BBC 6/3/25);
- the economic/political impact of the Court of International Trade’s 5/28/25 decision invalidating some of President Trump’s tariffs (Chinese CGTN 5/30/25);
- the 90-day US-China detente announced in Geneva on 5/11/25 (Australia NewsRadio 5/13/25, South Korean TV 5/13/25, BBC 5/11/25 & Chinese CGTN TV 5/11/25);
- the long-term possibility of a comprehensive agreement ( CNBC 5/9/25 & Washington Post 5/7/25) & ways to facilitate formal negotiations (BBC 4/28/25);
- Trump’s 4/9/25 reciprocal tariff pause for all countries except China (BBC 4/9/25);
- Chinese retaliation strategies & lessons learned from the Trump I trade war (BBC 4/8/25); and
- pre-inauguration prospects for a grand bargain with China (CNBC 12/27/24).
Other topics discussed have included the types of tariffs Trump has imposed (including the steel & aluminum tariffs); what’s next for the EU; renegotiation of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); China’s WTO case against the US; the future of Tik Tok and DeepSeek; Taiwan; tech regulatory crackdowns; and the long-term real estate crisis.
Jeff contributes op-eds from time to time. Samples include:
- TikTok lessons learned: Look before you leap (The Hill 1/23/25)
- Congress is ignoring ‘reciprocity’ in US-China economic relations (The Hill 3/22/24)
- The Biden-Xi summit proved how far U.S.-China relations have fallen (The Hill 11/16/23)
- How foreign businesses can avoid China’s espionage trap (The Hill 5/26/23)
- TikTok tit-for-tat: US may finally reciprocate China’s internet protectionism (The Hill 3/17/23)
- A Contrarian View of China’s 20th Party Congress (10/23/22)
- China’s retaliation playbook can’t meet the US export control challenge (The Hill 10/20/22)
- China’s containment conspiracy theories finally come true (The Hill 10/10/22)
- How to call Trump’s bluff on tariffs without going soft on China (The Hill 4/27/22)
- China’s ‘National Security’ Hypocrisy (WSJ 6/5/19)
- Reading the Tea Leaves on Trade with China (Wall Street Journal 12/4/18)
- A Trade War America Can’t Afford to Lose (Wall Street Journal 10/3/18)
- The President Turns the Tables on China (Wall Street Journal 7/16/18)