Jeff Moon comments frequently about US-China trade and economic affairs on television and in the newspapers.
He has analyzed ongoing developments in the Trump II trade war with China, commenting (in reverse chronological order) on:
- 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)