Real trade war impact?

[Liberty]

Business relations are based on mutual trust. This will linger for a long time, regardless of what papers are signed.

[Guest cherzeca]

Business relations are based on mutual trust. This will linger for a long time, regardless of what papers are signed.

 

disagree.  agency relations (eg client/lawyer, doctor/patient) are built on trust.  peer relations (seller/buyer) are built on distrust, which renders negotiating transparency more important.

[NeverLoseMoney]

Article by David Webb suggesting the US could use the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to force Americans to sell their holdings in Chinese state-backed companies: https://webb-site.com/articles/trumpdump.asp

 

This doesn't sound like a crazy scenario if trade relations continue to deteriorate.

 

I think China for its part could ask their courts to take a hard look at the VIE structure that is being used by some leading Chinese companies to circumvent Chinese laws restricting foreign investment. I don't think there has been a clear answer from Chinese authorities about how it views the legality of the VIE structure.

[SHDL]

This is a very good take:  https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-tariffs-bite-get-ready-for-a-1970s-style-supply-shock-11559734362?mod=hp_lead_pos7

[Liberty]

Business relations are based on mutual trust. This will linger for a long time, regardless of what papers are signed.

 

disagree.  agency relations (eg client/lawyer, doctor/patient) are built on trust.  peer relations (seller/buyer) are built on distrust, which renders negotiating transparency more important.

 

I'm not talking at the nation state level. I'm talking at the corporate level, with suppliers and partners and such.