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The United States, Japan, and Free Trade: Moving in the Same Direction? — Apr 23, 2012

The authors look at four trade policy options for Japan and the United States. They evaluate each option for each country based on its impact on international relations and economic growth and its political and practical feasibility and conclude that the best option for both nations is to move forward cooperatively with the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.

COMMENTARY

Our Misplaced Yuan Worries — Dec 15, 2007

To reduce the bilateral imbalances between China and the U.S. requires more carefully crafted policies than revaluation of the yuan, else the results could be perverse, writes Charles Wolf Jr.

NEWS RELEASE

Gift from Cyrus Chung Ying Tang Foundation Will Help Establish China Study Institute — Sep 19, 2007

The Cyrus Chung Ying Tang Foundation has donated $2 million to the RAND Corporation to establish the Tang Institute for U.S.-China Relations. The institute will work to improve policy discussions that shape relations between the U.S. and China on issues such as currency, labor and trade, and more.

News Release

COMMENTARY

Cost of Unleashing China's Currency — Jul 13, 2007

Congressional critics say China's undervalued currency is the root of the problem. While China's currency may well be undervalued, the fundamental causes of the job losses and the trade deficit actually lie elsewhere, write William H. Overholt and Pieter Bottelier.