Ann Scott Tyson

2 weeks ago | csmonitor.com | Ann Scott Tyson

China’s export-fueled growth strategy is facing a major roadblock as tariffs threaten to wall off America – by far China’s biggest overseas market – which absorbs about $400 billion worth of Chinese goods each year. President Donald Trump warned that he could raise U.S. tariffs on China to more than 100% on Wednesday if Beijing doesn’t back down from tit-for-tat levies. “China will fight to the end,” shot back China’s Ministry of Commerce.

2 weeks ago | csmonitor.com | Ann Scott Tyson

A South Korean court ruled unanimously on Friday to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office for his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3, closing a chapter on four months of political turmoil and setting the Asian democracy on the path to new elections by June. In an 8-0 decision, the Constitutional Court upheld Mr. Yoon’s impeachment, finding that the president had overstepped his authority.

3 weeks ago | csmonitor.com | Ann Scott Tyson

In Washington, the planned sale of Panama Canal ports to an American-led group is largely cast as a sign of expanding U.S. influence in Central America. But in China, it is seen as a prime battleground in the U.S.-China rivalry. Beijing is lobbying hard against the giant port deal, under which a Hong Kong-based firm would sell its interest in 43 ports worldwide to a U.S.-led international consortium.

1 month ago | csmonitor.com | Stephanie Hanes |Ann Scott Tyson |Cameron Pugh |Chelsea Sheasley

Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared that the outbreak of a novel coronavirus, COVID-19, was a pandemic – a designation that in many ways marked the beginning of a new era in politics, public health, media, and our everyday lives. The Monitor’s correspondents have covered all aspects of this transformation, from the pain of families separated, to divisive school board protests, to the discovery of quirky joy in new pastimes as an outlet.

1 month ago | csmonitor.com | Ann Scott Tyson

China’s leaders announced an ambitious annual GDP growth target of 5% and new stimulus aimed at fending off economic stagnation that is contributing to rising social discontent. Premier Li Qiang highlighted new fiscal and monetary measures aimed at boosting “sluggish” consumption in his report on March 5 to some 3,000 delegates at the annual meeting of the National People’s Congress, China’s parliament. China’s foundation for a sustained economic recovery “is not strong enough,” he warned.