George Magnus

2 weeks ago | newstatesman.com | George Magnus

Beijing has retaliated against Donald Trump's tariffs — and the response was far stronger than expected.

2 weeks ago | thewirechina.com | Ella Apostoaie |George Magnus

President Donald Trump displays a chart with reciprocal tariffs during a 'Liberation Day' event held in the White House's Rose Garden, April 2, 2025. Credit: Samuel Corum/Sipa USA via AP Images President Trump’s mercurial trade announcements, up to and including last week’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs on over 100 countries, have upended the global economic order and thrown a spanner into the workings of the international commercial system.

Nov 10, 2024 | thewirechina.com | George Magnus |Ella Apostoaie

The re-election of Donald Trump, along with the red wave that swept through the U.S., is likely to have significant repercussions for China at a sensitive time, and with no end in sight. The Trump campaign advocated for 60 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods entering the United States, and for removal of China’s Most-Favored-Nation trade status, none of which feels like it was pure rhetoric.

Mar 12, 2024 | blogs.soas.ac.uk | George Magnus |Aki Elborzi

In an interview with mainland Chinese online magazine, Caixin, Martin Wolf, the Financial Times’ Chief Economics Commentator, was quoted as saying that it would be quite easy for China to grow at 5 or 6 per cent for another 20 years, provided the government allows it to be generated by markets, entrepreneurship and continued investment in new industries.

Feb 10, 2024 | thespectator.com | Freddy Gray |Teresa Mull |Olivia Potts |George Magnus

Joe Biden isn’t working. That much has been clear to anyone who has followed American politics for the past four years. The eighty-one-year-old often has no idea what he is saying or where he is. Yet it’s only now, months away from his possible re-election, that the Department of Justice, apparently in an attempt to exonerate him for committing a crime Donald Trump is accused of, has admitted the obvious: he’s not really in charge of himself, let alone the country.