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David Dodwell
David Dodwell is CEO of the trade policy and international relations consultancy Strategic Access, focused on developments and challenges facing the Asia-Pacific over the past four decades.
The countdown to April 2 begins. Amid the gargantuan complexity of tariff calculations, US clarifications only serve to obfuscate.
This unprecedented empowerment of the US ‘political donor class’ risks jeopardising the proper functioning of democracy.
Trump’s dogmatic commitment to his tariff-driven policy will force others to adapt – by reducing their reliance on, and engagement with, the US.
The city should take advantage of China’s burgeoning edge in alternative solar cell technologies to become a hub for renewables.
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Chinese parcels make up two-thirds of de minimis imports exempt from customs taxes. But cost of processing would outweigh the tax collected.
Greatest harm is in the emboldening of the US fossil fuel industry and pressure on US finance giants to turn away from funding climate goals.
From trade to immigration, Trump’s agenda risks a backlash. The question is whether he sees the problem and will change tack.
Kai Tak Sports Park and West Kowloon Cultural District took over 20 years to develop and still face woes. What hope for the Northern Metropolis?
If the US wants to reassert its merits as a global hegemon, let it clarify the values of nationality that Trump’s security agenda means to protect.
The future looks dire with consumption pivoting away, especially in China and France, and grape growers worldwide hit by climate change, but the wine sector is a long-term sector.
The incoming US president has disdain for global organisations, and making good on threats to cut funding or withdraw would be disastrous.
The holidays are an ideal time to revisit Michael Pollan’s rules for food and examine how we buy and consume what we eat every day.
Much depends on how successfully Trump seduces leaders away from multilateral rule-making and how firmly China resists the siren call of bilateralism.
City’s situation is not as extreme but the private sector is out of reach for too many and wait times in the public sector can be painfully long.
The president-elect is doubling down on policies that did not serve the US well during his first term in the White House.
The collapse of a Swedish EV battery maker underscores just how much the green transition still depends on supply chains dominated by China.
Global spending on defence is rising at the expense of social needs. The ‘peace dividend’ years are over.
From G20 and Apec to the WTO and Nato, global cooperation on climate, security and open trade and investment must be quickly restored.
If the US is a bellwether for what is to become of democratic governance worldwide, then grounds for alarm are well founded.
Tomatoes are only China’s 708th biggest export. But the world is realising China can swamp markets with even small output shifts.
However leaders feel about biodiversity and global warming, there is almost no money where their mouths are.
Worryingly, prices are rising faster for cheap products than premium items as AI boosts retailers’ dynamic pricing abilities.
After almost four years of adversity, the fragile economy needs support and many remain stressed and sceptical about prospects.
Anxiety remains over the contentious and emotional issue – described as tantamount to inviting Chinese spies into US ports – with union negotiations set to resume in January.
The coming UN Summit of the Future looks destined to fall short despite its vital agenda to tackle the many challenges facing humanity.
Amid the current wave of adversity, the wealthiest among us must acknowledge they are obliged to dig deeper into their pockets.
The deals sealed and friendships renewed at FOCAC summit underline China’s role as a prime force of global power rebalancing.
With the new Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link boosting prospects for the Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong must move fast to improve transport links with nearby cities.
Opec and top oil firms are fiercely opposing efforts to reduce oil and gas demand, seeing economic doom if climate goals are given priority.
