Trade War

Newsletter 307 - June 7, 2026

Welcome to the 307th edition of Trade War.

This week’s issue will be a shorter one, as today I was busy with a big event: my daughter’s graduation from high school!

Between the ceremony this morning, grad party, and with relatives in town, its been a busy last few days. But never fear, next week Trade War will return in force.

Now on to the news ~

China tightens rules on outbound investment. Data and algorithms now qualify as trade secrets. And individual investors now targeted in financial outflows that reached $807 billion last year.

Cryptocurrency is used for illicit funds outflow. And Trump asks for public input on new Board of Trade.

Notable/In depth ~

• The EU and China may be nearing a trade war, predicts one think tank

• Taiwan’s “categorically different challenges” for a Beijing conquerer

• Are Chinese EVs bound for US?