What America’s Evolving Relationship with China Means for Boards

Directors should ensure management teams are equipped to prepare their firms in case Sino-American relations further deteriorate.

The United States’ relationship with China has fluctuated between collaboration and confrontation for decades, and the coming years are likely to bring additional sources of tension. 

Though President Donald Trump signed a new  agreement with China in November that eased trade restrictions for rare earth minerals and semiconductors—temporarily ending China’s ban on exporting certain materials that are crucial for tech firms—the United States still maintains a 10 percent reciprocal tariff on ...

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