Noah Berman

4 days ago | thewirechina.com | Ella Apostoaie |Noah Berman

The era of ultracheap goods flowing from Chinese factories to U.S. ports may be over, but the headaches for those who have to implement America’s new tariff regime have only just begun. An excerpt from a CBP notice released April 28, 2025. Credit: Federal RegisterLast Friday, President Donald Trump scratched the so-called de minimis exemption for China and Hong Kong, which allowed most goods costing less than $800 to enter the United States duty-free.

4 days ago | thewirechina.com | Ella Apostoaie |Noah Berman

Face-Off: U.S. vs. ChinaA podcast about the turbulent relationship between the world's two superpowers, the two men who run them, and the vital issues that affect us all. In a special bonus episode recorded live at the Asia Society, host Jane Perlez speaks with journalist and scholar Orville Schell about his 50 years covering Chinese leaders and their American counterparts. They attempt to answer the question: how did we get here?

1 week ago | thewirechina.com | Ella Apostoaie |Noah Berman

If Chinese company listings on U.S. stock exchanges are soon to be a thing of the past, at least they are leaving with a good taste in the mouth. Chagee, a fast growing tea store chain, floated on the Nasdaq on April 17, raising some $411 million. Since then its shares have defied the gloom looming over American markets, rising by 10 percent and valuing the company at more than $6 billion. This week, the chain’s first U.S. store opened at a mall in Los Angeles.

2 weeks ago | thewirechina.com | Ella Apostoaie |Noah Berman

Top U.S. investment banks are in line for a big payday in Hong Kong this year, thanks to their involvement in underwriting the planned initial public offering of Chinese battery giant CATL. The deal, expected to raise more than $5 billion, is set to be one of the biggest the city’s bourse has seen for years. Back home, though, they are catching some political heat.

4 weeks ago | thewirechina.com | Ella Apostoaie |Noah Berman

Oren Cass is the founder and chief economist of American Compass, a conservative think tank. His 2018 book, The Once and Future Worker, sought to explain how American public policy left blue-collar workers behind. It was lauded by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He has since emerged as an influential voice in support of tariffs and decoupling the U.S. economy from China’s.