Global Nashville with Karl Dean | China with John Scannapieco | GNKD5 | EP-32

Complete Podcast Notes: https://www.tnwac.org/2019/11/12/global-nashville-with-karl-dean-china-with-john-scannapieco-gnkd5-ep-32/ Podcast Notes Excerpt: 03:00 Tell us about your background. How did you become involved in global business? 05:11 Was international business your focus in college and law school? 06:32 Tennessee has significant interests in global commercial relations, how did you become involved in work with Chinese businesses? 08:35 How much travel time do you spend on the global business portfolio? 09:20 What is the importance of the US-China business relationship? 10:41 What do Americans want from China in terms of goods? 12:18 What does China want from the United States? 13:25 US-China trade wars. How did it begin? What led us to this point? 15:50 Prior to tariffs last year was it a relatively free bilateral trade relationship? 17:12 China expected to have world’s largest economy, is that right? 18:40 Tell us about the tariff process that is the center of the trade war. 20:34 How are we feeling the tariffs in Tennessee? 21:00 What about the TPP? What was it? What happened to it? 24:35 What was the geo-strategic and political implications of TPP? 25:34 BREAK 28:25 What is the issue with China over Intellectual Property (IP)? 33:01 What are the big issues with China and will they get worked out? Is the deal that the U.S. wants possible? 35:35 What can the U.S. lose in the trade war with China, particularly in Tennessee? 37:39 How do the issues fit into the process of globalization? 39:08 Are walls going up? Are we seeing economic dislocations? 41:15 What does China trade mean to Tennessee -- by the numbers? 43:25 What references and resources do you suggest for people who want to know more about U.S.-China relations and the trade war? 46:00 End For more go to: https://www.tnwac.org/2019/11/12/global-nashville-with-karl-dean-china-with-john-scannapieco-gnkd5-ep-32/