The Policymakers Series - Ambassador Robert E. Lighthizer with Mark Wu

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Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies | Harvard University

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The Policymakers Series
Roubert E. Lighthizer, 18th U.S. Trade Representative (2017 - 2021)
with
Mark Wu, Henry L. Stimson Professor, Harvard Law School; Director, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University
Ambassador Robert E. Lighthizer speaks with Mark Wu, Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, for our latest episode of The Policymakers Series. The Ambassador presents his views on China and U.S. trade policy and his belief that China's goal to become the world's number one power poses a strategic threat to the United States. He argues for a balanced economic relationship with China, with no wealth or technology transfer, and calls for strategic decoupling in certain industries to protect American workers and national security. He also discusses the need for the U.S. to strengthen itself through lower taxes, proper regulatory policy, subsidies in certain areas, and a sensible trade policy. Finally, the Ambassador advises that students who are interested in pursuing a career in politics be contrarian, think for themselves, and take care of their own country's interests.

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@user-oj4hr5rh6i Ай бұрын

The hard truth, but facts.

@YapingPan-th4iw Ай бұрын

this guy is also a so-called Anglo -Saxon guy who desires develop his own country's economy at the cost of the other poor nations. if china does not develop its technology and economy，how can it bring so many Chinese people out of poverty？ the US military has blocked the Chinese mainland for so many years. Imagine if the Chinese military deploys its troops around the America，how would the usa government and the US citizens feel？ What USA should do is not using its military and the US dollar to exploit the rest of the world（mainly the poor people of the world，as the rich will always be rich ) but use it's economic and military force to benifit the whole world especially the poor people of those authoritarian countries. If he advocates for the Africans or the poor people in the middle east，well，I certainly admire him. But he just cares for the American people. Obviously he is a selfish guy. What we (most people of the world) want and need are leaders and politicians who care for the poor people in each nation of the world.

@wotltkfkdgo Ай бұрын

its the US military that protects the trade route that Chinese uses to exports its cheap crap. youre welcome

@kalipotmeng 2 ай бұрын

Half of what this guy says doesn't make any sense ti me. Just to take one example, Of course Americans are different people than the asians in terms of savings!! Also the social security and the status of the dollar as the reserve currency make a big difference in this regard. Changing the trade imbalance by brute force such as tariffs and sanctions is plainly stupid. Regarding the industrial policy, how sad the US does not have many SOE's to implement such policies 😂. And it would be a big slap on their face if they create such institutions because Chinese SOE's are precisely sanctioned by the US 😂.