Chad P. Bown
@chadpbown.com
Reginald Jones Senior Fellow @PIIE.com
@Trade--Talks.bsky.social Podcast host
Former State Department, White House, WTO, World Bank, Professor
I think about trade and policy. Probably too much
Me: www.chadpbown.com
Pod: www.tradetalkspodcast.com
@Trade--Talks.bsky.social Podcast host
Former State Department, White House, WTO, World Bank, Professor
I think about trade and policy. Probably too much
Me: www.chadpbown.com
Pod: www.tradetalkspodcast.com
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HELP ME settle a debate with @chadpbown.com
Which cover for “How to Win A Trade War” grabs you most? The blue one or the white one? And ARE YOU AMERICAN? (favourite the option that applies to you!)
Which cover for “How to Win A Trade War” grabs you most? The blue one or the white one? And ARE YOU AMERICAN? (favourite the option that applies to you!)
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
HELP ME settle a debate with @chadpbown.com
Which cover for “How to Win A Trade War” grabs you most? The blue one or the white one? And ARE YOU AMERICAN? (favourite the option that applies to you!)
Which cover for “How to Win A Trade War” grabs you most? The blue one or the white one? And ARE YOU AMERICAN? (favourite the option that applies to you!)
BREAKING: "USTR Initiates Section 301 Investigation of China’s Implementation of Phase One Agreement"
👉 ustr.gov/about/policy...
ME: Here are the FACTS about China's purchases of US exports relative to the commitments set out under the US-China Phase One Agreement
👉 www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
👉 ustr.gov/about/policy...
ME: Here are the FACTS about China's purchases of US exports relative to the commitments set out under the US-China Phase One Agreement
👉 www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
October 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
BREAKING: "USTR Initiates Section 301 Investigation of China’s Implementation of Phase One Agreement"
👉 ustr.gov/about/policy...
ME: Here are the FACTS about China's purchases of US exports relative to the commitments set out under the US-China Phase One Agreement
👉 www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
👉 ustr.gov/about/policy...
ME: Here are the FACTS about China's purchases of US exports relative to the commitments set out under the US-China Phase One Agreement
👉 www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
US-China tariffs: where do they currently stand?
- US average tariff on imports from China: 57.6%
- China average tariff on imports from US: 32.6%
Note: We have been updating this chart since September 2019
- US average tariff on imports from China: 57.6%
- China average tariff on imports from US: 32.6%
Note: We have been updating this chart since September 2019
US-China Trade War Tariffs: An Up-to-Date Chart
Average US tariffs on Chinese exports now stand at 57.6 percent and cover 100 percent of all goods. China's average tariffs on US exports are at 32.6 percent and cover 100 percent of all goods. US tar...
www.piie.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
US-China tariffs: where do they currently stand?
- US average tariff on imports from China: 57.6%
- China average tariff on imports from US: 32.6%
Note: We have been updating this chart since September 2019
- US average tariff on imports from China: 57.6%
- China average tariff on imports from US: 32.6%
Note: We have been updating this chart since September 2019
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Eeee the cover for the UK edition of How to Win a Trade War is out!
Pre-order your copy here...
www.amazon.co.uk/How-Win-Trad...
Pre-order your copy here...
www.amazon.co.uk/How-Win-Trad...
October 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Eeee the cover for the UK edition of How to Win a Trade War is out!
Pre-order your copy here...
www.amazon.co.uk/How-Win-Trad...
Pre-order your copy here...
www.amazon.co.uk/How-Win-Trad...
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Two of our finest thinkers and communicators on economic policy, @soumayakeynes.ft.com and @chadpbown.com, have done us a favor by writing this—>
Eeee the cover for the UK edition of How to Win a Trade War is out!
Pre-order your copy here...
www.amazon.co.uk/How-Win-Trad...
Pre-order your copy here...
www.amazon.co.uk/How-Win-Trad...
October 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Two of our finest thinkers and communicators on economic policy, @soumayakeynes.ft.com and @chadpbown.com, have done us a favor by writing this—>
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We were pleased to co-host the opening plenary of the @wto.org #WTOPublicForum, moderated by our @chadpbown.com & @ceciliamalmstrom.bsky.social on "Trade, trust and transformation: Business perspectives."
Watch here: youtu.be/ItHpmpYSsCw?...
Watch here: youtu.be/ItHpmpYSsCw?...
Trade, trust and transformation: Business perspectives
YouTube video by WTO Conference Services
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September 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We were pleased to co-host the opening plenary of the @wto.org #WTOPublicForum, moderated by our @chadpbown.com & @ceciliamalmstrom.bsky.social on "Trade, trust and transformation: Business perspectives."
Watch here: youtu.be/ItHpmpYSsCw?...
Watch here: youtu.be/ItHpmpYSsCw?...
The WTO has named Robert Staiger as its new Chief Economist.
Here is my @trade--talks.bsky.social podcast conversation in 2023 with Bob where he shared his thoughts about the WTO.
Here is my @trade--talks.bsky.social podcast conversation in 2023 with Bob where he shared his thoughts about the WTO.
180. The WTO is in trouble. Econ 101 to the rescue?
How understanding the WTO’s past can help foster its revival – including for policy challenges like climate and China’s non-market economy.
tradetalkspodcast.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The WTO has named Robert Staiger as its new Chief Economist.
Here is my @trade--talks.bsky.social podcast conversation in 2023 with Bob where he shared his thoughts about the WTO.
Here is my @trade--talks.bsky.social podcast conversation in 2023 with Bob where he shared his thoughts about the WTO.
SCOOP: We have figured it out!
@soumayakeynes.ft.com and I are getting the Trade Talks team back together - not to podcast, but to write a book explaining
HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR
Look for it at your local bookstore in April 2026, or pre-order it here or wherever you get yours
a.co/d/d4qPo3p
@soumayakeynes.ft.com and I are getting the Trade Talks team back together - not to podcast, but to write a book explaining
HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR
Look for it at your local bookstore in April 2026, or pre-order it here or wherever you get yours
a.co/d/d4qPo3p
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July 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
SCOOP: We have figured it out!
@soumayakeynes.ft.com and I are getting the Trade Talks team back together - not to podcast, but to write a book explaining
HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR
Look for it at your local bookstore in April 2026, or pre-order it here or wherever you get yours
a.co/d/d4qPo3p
@soumayakeynes.ft.com and I are getting the Trade Talks team back together - not to podcast, but to write a book explaining
HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR
Look for it at your local bookstore in April 2026, or pre-order it here or wherever you get yours
a.co/d/d4qPo3p
U.S. Court of International Trade said the president had overstepped his authority under the federal emergency powers law he invoked.
by Tony Romm & @anaswanson.bsky.social
by Tony Romm & @anaswanson.bsky.social
Trump Tariffs Ruled Illegal by Federal Judicial Panel
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:42 AM
U.S. Court of International Trade said the president had overstepped his authority under the federal emergency powers law he invoked.
by Tony Romm & @anaswanson.bsky.social
by Tony Romm & @anaswanson.bsky.social
NEW EXPORT CONTROLS?
US reportedly orders EDA companies to stop selling semiconductor design software to China.
US reportedly orders EDA companies to stop selling semiconductor design software to China.
Donald Trump orders US chip software suppliers to stop selling to China
Move by Washington is latest effort to stymie geopolitical rival’s technological advance
www.ft.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:10 AM
NEW EXPORT CONTROLS?
US reportedly orders EDA companies to stop selling semiconductor design software to China.
US reportedly orders EDA companies to stop selling semiconductor design software to China.
MY LATEST: Fear that a foreign export restriction will imperil economic security has driven part of the recent turn to tariffs.
How even modest cooperation between like-minded countries over trade/industrial policy now requires that they also commit not to use export restrictions on each other.
How even modest cooperation between like-minded countries over trade/industrial policy now requires that they also commit not to use export restrictions on each other.
How export restrictions threaten economic security
Fear that a foreign government will impose export restrictions that imperil another country's economic and national security has driven part of the recent turn to industrial policy and the increased u...
www.piie.com
May 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
MY LATEST: Fear that a foreign export restriction will imperil economic security has driven part of the recent turn to tariffs.
How even modest cooperation between like-minded countries over trade/industrial policy now requires that they also commit not to use export restrictions on each other.
How even modest cooperation between like-minded countries over trade/industrial policy now requires that they also commit not to use export restrictions on each other.
UK and US are reportedly close to a limited trade pact that cushions the impact of Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs by granting lower-tariff quotas for British car and steel exports, according to officials in London and Washington.
by @aimewilliams.bsky.social et al
by @aimewilliams.bsky.social et al
UK closes in on US trade pact with lower tariff quotas for cars and steel
London to offer concessions on digital services tax in deal that could be agreed this week
www.ft.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
UK and US are reportedly close to a limited trade pact that cushions the impact of Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs by granting lower-tariff quotas for British car and steel exports, according to officials in London and Washington.
by @aimewilliams.bsky.social et al
by @aimewilliams.bsky.social et al
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Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs www.piie.com/events/2025/...
With @chadpbown.com and @aranchagonzalez.bsky.social
With @chadpbown.com and @aranchagonzalez.bsky.social
Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs
According to US president Donald J. Trump, "tariff" is the most beautiful word in the dictionary. Since he entered office, he has imposed a vast number of tariffs globally. He first imposed a global t...
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May 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs www.piie.com/events/2025/...
With @chadpbown.com and @aranchagonzalez.bsky.social
With @chadpbown.com and @aranchagonzalez.bsky.social
i think TARIFF might mean something different here in Glasgow
April 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
i think TARIFF might mean something different here in Glasgow
a huge honor to be invited to Glasgow for the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy conference
It's wonderful to have @chadpbown.com open our academic conference with his keynote speech, providing an update on US trade policy and how US policy was changing even before Trump 2.0.
April 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
a huge honor to be invited to Glasgow for the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy conference
they don’t like tariffs
April 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
they don’t like tariffs
Ford stops exporting pickup trucks, SUVs and sports cars to China because of retaliatory tariffs, the latest effect on the auto sector from the Trump’s escalating trade war.
by Mike Colias
by Mike Colias
Exclusive | Ford Halts Shipments of F-150s and Other Models to China
Retaliatory tariffs have raised Chinese duties on vehicle imports from the U.S. to 150%.
www.wsj.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ford stops exporting pickup trucks, SUVs and sports cars to China because of retaliatory tariffs, the latest effect on the auto sector from the Trump’s escalating trade war.
by Mike Colias
by Mike Colias
BUCKET LIST!!!
have become a Statista chart
have become a Statista chart
Share of China and U.S. trade affected by punitive tariffs 2025 | Statista
In April 2025, 100 percent of China's exports to the United States were affected by the U.S.
www.statista.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
BUCKET LIST!!!
have become a Statista chart
have become a Statista chart
Focus, for a moment, on all of the goods that remain hit by Trump's massive new tariff barrage.
Excellent explainer and data viz from @nassosstylianou.bsky.social et al
Excellent explainer and data viz from @nassosstylianou.bsky.social et al
April 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Focus, for a moment, on all of the goods that remain hit by Trump's massive new tariff barrage.
Excellent explainer and data viz from @nassosstylianou.bsky.social et al
Excellent explainer and data viz from @nassosstylianou.bsky.social et al
The Presidential Memorandum exempting smartphones — errr, things that have semiconductors in them — from some of Trump’s tariffs is now available
Clarification of Exceptions Under Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025, as Amended
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY THE UNITED STATES TRADE
www.whitehouse.gov
April 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The Presidential Memorandum exempting smartphones — errr, things that have semiconductors in them — from some of Trump’s tariffs is now available
In historical terms, today’s exemptions do mirror Trump’s exceptions for smartphones and consumer electronics during the Trump 1.0 tariff barrage of 2018-19…
April 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In historical terms, today’s exemptions do mirror Trump’s exceptions for smartphones and consumer electronics during the Trump 1.0 tariff barrage of 2018-19…
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Some big exemptions to Trump's reciprocal tariffs here, notably on consumer goods like smartphones, laptops, earphones etc. Big win for US tech, esp Apple. www.ft.com/content/3eb4...
Trump excludes smartphones from reciprocal tariffs after market rout
Exemption is first sign of softening of levies against China and provides a huge boost for Apple
www.ft.com
April 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Some big exemptions to Trump's reciprocal tariffs here, notably on consumer goods like smartphones, laptops, earphones etc. Big win for US tech, esp Apple. www.ft.com/content/3eb4...
Trump reportedly has now decided to also exclude smartphones from the steep tariffs he first announced April 2. (Details on implementation TBD)
by @aimewilliams.bsky.social et al
by @aimewilliams.bsky.social et al
Trump excludes smartphones from reciprocal tariffs
Tech including routers and selected computers get reprieve after a week of turbulence in US markets
www.ft.com
April 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Trump reportedly has now decided to also exclude smartphones from the steep tariffs he first announced April 2. (Details on implementation TBD)
by @aimewilliams.bsky.social et al
by @aimewilliams.bsky.social et al
TARIFF CHART UPDATE (Apr 11 edition):
- Chinese average tariffs on imports from US are now 147.6% (Jan 20, 2025: 21.2%)
(China announced 125% matching tariffs overnight)
- Chinese average tariffs on imports from US are now 147.6% (Jan 20, 2025: 21.2%)
(China announced 125% matching tariffs overnight)
TARIFF UPDATE (Apr 10 edition):
- US average tariffs on imports from China are 134.7% (Jan 20, 2025: 20.8%)
- Chinese average tariffs on imports from US are 106.6% (Jan 20, 205: 21.2%)
NOTE: US average tariffs on imports from rest of world are now up to 10.5% (Jan 20, 2025: 3.0%)
- US average tariffs on imports from China are 134.7% (Jan 20, 2025: 20.8%)
- Chinese average tariffs on imports from US are 106.6% (Jan 20, 205: 21.2%)
NOTE: US average tariffs on imports from rest of world are now up to 10.5% (Jan 20, 2025: 3.0%)
US-China Trade War Tariffs: An Up-to-Date Chart
www.piie.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
TARIFF CHART UPDATE (Apr 11 edition):
- Chinese average tariffs on imports from US are now 147.6% (Jan 20, 2025: 21.2%)
(China announced 125% matching tariffs overnight)
- Chinese average tariffs on imports from US are now 147.6% (Jan 20, 2025: 21.2%)
(China announced 125% matching tariffs overnight)