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After spending much of this week in Ottawa, a huge thanks to @davidwcochrane.bsky.social for the invitation to join CBC's Power & Politics to talk about the lessons for Canada from HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR, my new book with @soumayakeynes.ft.com. Full video [YouTube]: youtu.be/xB7n1RIahj8?...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 02/10/2026

Thanks to the amazing @meredithlilly.bsky.social and Canadian Global Affairs Institute for an incredibly deep conversation about Canada's uniqueness and Ottawa's bespoke strategy for HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR.

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 01/10/2026

HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR Canada -- thanks to the University of Ottawa for the invitation to be part of such an incredible event!!!

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 27/09/2026

3) Jenny Bates joined The Economics Show with @soumayakeynes.ft.com for an important conversation about critical policy choices facing the UK and why, given China/US/EU... Podcast: www.ft.com/content/f2f1... Transcript: www.ft.com/content/ede2... Jenny's paper: www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/research/pub...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 27/09/2026

2) "A high-profile tie-up between two major Chinese state-owned carmakers has raised the possibility of broader consolidation across the world's largest car market, as Beijing's patience with chronic overcapacity in the industry wears thin..." by Gloria Li asia.nikkei.com/business/aut...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 27/09/2026

1) EU urges UK to raise tariffs on Chinese cars to avoid ‘made in Europe’ barriers. London has lobbied intensely to secure equal treatment for British products but continues to rule out a customs union. by @andybounds.bsky.social & @pmdfoster.bsky.social giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 27/09/2026

Nothing came out of the Trump-Xi summit. It also sucked all the oxygen out of the room. Yet, other really important TRADE STUFF did happen this week. ICYMI, here is some of it (1/N): (photo credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 24/09/2026

HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR... in the classroom!!! So much fun and so many great questions from YALE students yesterday. Thanks for reading the book and for inviting me to join your conversation. @soumayakeynes.ft.com and I are so excited to meet you at the New Haven stop of our campus tour next month!

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 24/09/2026

U.S. and China Agree to Extend Trade Truce by 2 Months, until 10 January 2027 by @anaswanson.bsky.social & Keith Bradsher www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 24/09/2026

South Korea bets on Texas gas plant to satisfy Donald Trump. Seoul to fund $22bn power plant as pressure mounts to deliver on $350bn investment deal by Daniel Tudor and Demetri Sevastopulo www.ft.com/content/7a97...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 23/09/2026

SO SO great to join the amazing @kairyssdal.bsky.social on Marketplace! This time, we previewed the upcoming US-China summit between Presidents Trump and Xi. Have a listen 🎙️: www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 21/09/2026

HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR...for Brazil Thanks to Daniel Buarque for a super engaging conversation www.bloomberglinea.com.br/internaciona...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 21/09/2026

NEW in @foreignaffairs.com China Still Has What America Needs: The Trump-Xi Summit Gives Washington a Chance to Buy Time by @adamposen.bsky.social Gift Link: www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 21/09/2026

Ahead of this week’s Trump-Xi summit in Washington, what can the longer history of US-China trade relations teach us? Thanks to BBC World Service for having me on THE DOCUMENTARY PODCAST. Listen 🎙️: bbc.com/audio/play/p...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 12/09/2026

Excited to visit the absolutely GORGEOUS Calgary Public Library!!! Also thrilled to see that Calgarians have checked out four of its five copies of HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR. Study up!!!

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 09/09/2026

one more (highly recommend)

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 08/09/2026

Canada Imposes New Tariffs on U.S. Goods, as Trade War Intensifies by @tonyromm.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/b...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 07/09/2026

Happy back-to-school, everyone!!! Now, I was never amazing enough to get into Harvard. But if I had been, this looks like a really cool course. (it also a little bit blows my mind to see HTWATW on this list???) Thanks so much, Greg Mankiw!!! gregmankiw.blogspot.com

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 07/09/2026

Thanks so much to @cnn.com for having me on to explain why China is the real winner from President Trump's trade war with Canada.

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 05/09/2026

appreciate the engagement over the long weekend

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 04/09/2026

“Automobile : en attaquant le Canada, Donald Trump fragilise aussi... l'industrie américaine” Thanks Tatiana Serova for the interview in @lexpress.fr www.lexpress.fr/economie/pol...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 03/09/2026

HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR had such a fun launch week in Seoul for the new Korean language translation, had to add some more photos...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 03/09/2026

Or if you like newspapers in print...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 03/09/2026

HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR... Korea launch! In Seoul, an extraordinary week of events to kick off the Korean translation of my new book with the amazing @soumayakeynes.ft.com. Old friends, new friends - thanks for the INCREDIBLE reception!!! Order it here: product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S0002...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 01/09/2026

How should the US, Mexico and Canada renegotiate USMCA to fight the trade war with China? Thanks to @foreignaffairs.com for inviting my essay to make the case. GIFT LINK: www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 01/09/2026

To have any hope of countering China’s industrial challenge, the US needs a coalition. by Andy Browne www.semafor.com/article/09/0...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 31/08/2026

"Trump’s tariff fix leaves US trade policy in permanent flux" EXCELLENT set of underappreciated points on the current US approach to trade policy by Kari Heerman www.ft.com/content/46bf...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 30/08/2026

Super grateful to @nytimes.com for putting this in the Sunday print edition

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 26/08/2026

Yes, there is one really big winner from Trump's new trade war with Canada. But only one. Thanks to the @nytimes.com for publishing my new essay. Gift Link: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/o...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 22/08/2026

US-Canada talks end with no deal - US imposes Section 338 tariffs - Canada to retaliate “dollar for dollar” by @anaswanson.bsky.social , @ianausten.bsky.social & @matinastevis.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/w...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 18/08/2026

So much fun to join Krys Boyd today on @think.kera.org radio to chat about HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR - thanks for having me!!! 📻 think.kera.org/2026/08/18/h...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 13/08/2026

That parties continue to work these USMCA Rapid Response Mechanism situations through the process to completion is somewhat amazing and merits a paper (at some stage) ustr.gov/about/policy...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 12/08/2026

Super excited to join the amazing @megancnbc.bsky.social on @cnbc.com to chat about USMCA renegotiations as well as President Trump's August 19 tariffs on Canada

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 11/08/2026

The news here is that the Office of Strategic Capital is funding a rare earth project by an Australian firm in Australia FT: www.ft.com/content/d88b...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 10/08/2026

NEW: How Trump's next tariffs could drive companies back to China Lessons from his 2025 tariffs on smartphones and clothing From me: www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 08/08/2026

HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR has been shortlisted for the German Business Book Prize 2026??? What she said. WOW.

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 06/08/2026

Almost no one liked this paper when it was first circulated. Economists disliked it, China hawks disliked it more. Glad I wrote it, and I am happy to see it now published in the Journal of World Trade. Comments welcome (!!!). JWT: doi.org/10.54648/tra... Ungated: www.piie.com/publications...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 04/08/2026

HP, Asus and Acer reportedly begin using CXMT chips amid memory shortage. But PC makers careful to avoid angering top suppliers Micron, Samsung and SK Hynix. by Lauly Li & Cheng Ting-Fang asia.nikkei.com/business/chi...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 01/08/2026

2/2 I was coincidentally also just looking at that data!!! For what I found about that *AND* the underlying US TARIFF policy affecting imports of AI servers from Mexico, as well as autos, see my brand new paper 👇 bsky.app/profile/chad...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 01/08/2026

1/2 REALLY nice deep dive into the data by Chrissie Murray & Alan Smith for @financialtimes.com : How Mexico became a surprise cornerstone of America’s AI boom. Factories churning out servers for data centres are pushing exports to record levels www.ft.com/content/ac32...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 01/08/2026

Really engaging conversation about HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR. Thanks for having me! Fun Fact: @deanbaker13.bsky.social was a professor at Bucknell when I was an undergraduate, many, many, many trade wars ago…

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 31/07/2026

i am not on holiday this week but i love the idea that you might be if you are on vacation a friend just recommended this amazing new "WHAT TO DO WHILE IN SAN DIEGO" activity

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 30/07/2026

NEW: I made some charts and wrote some words... How did Trump’s 2025 trade war affect the decoupling of US-China supply chains? 🤓 www.piie.com/publications...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 30/07/2026

auf Deutsch www.penguin.de/buecher/soum...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 30/07/2026

also Econ 101 of Economic Statecraft (Chapter 8 of HTWATW)

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 30/07/2026

Germany is informally mapping China’s weaknesses by analyzing trade flows, supply chains and company-level data. The exercise is aimed at identifying where Beijing could face pressure in a potential economic confrontation. by Kowalcze Kamil & Arne Delfs www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 30/07/2026

One of the most surprising outcomes from a whiplash year of tariffs may be that China has emerged in a position of relative strength, with significantly lower tariffs than last year. By Alexandra Stevenson & @anaswanson.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/b...

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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 27/07/2026

Comment gagner une guerre commerciale? Le livre que devrait potasser Donald Trump en relançant son bras de fer sur les tarifs Jean-Luc Demarty atlantico.fr/article/decr...

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