We are about to enter the 15th month of the tariff war between the U.S. and China, and to put it bluntly, a resolution seems further off today than it did when the tariff hostilities began. We daresay that few people in the Trump administration or among high level Chinese officials believed that the dispute would last this long when the first tit-for-tat tariffs were imposed in July 2018. During the 2016 election campaign President Trump often cited China as an example of a country whose bilateral trade took great advantage of the U.S., and he promised if elected to force a change in U.S. trade relations with China including reducing or eliminating China’s huge trade imbalance. There was plenty to complain about in the way Chi...
From WPI Consulting
Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.