Ari Hawkins

Trade reporter for @POLITICO Past work @Business + @AsharqNews + @NYUAbuDhabi - Contact: [email protected] 1-718-668-4575

[Ari Hawkins @_AriHawkins]

Trump lost the tariff case. He might still keep some of the money. https://t.co/hZjowhUznk

[Victoria Guida @vtg2]

Lobbyists are growing increasingly optimistic that the administration’s vague proposal for a body to oversee trade with China, an idea first teased by USTR Jamieson Greer in March, could evolve into a major channel for tariff relief

via @_AriHawkins
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[POLITICO @politico]

Trump wants to ‘manage’ China trade. Businesses see a tariff opening. https://t.co/qYWWsOT40t

[Megan Messerly @meganmesserly]

The U.S. and China are in an economic cold war. This week's Beijing summit won't end it — both sides are just buying time.

New w/ @phelimkine and @_arihawkins, as POTUS prepares to land in Beijing: https://t.co/fco9wBRon2

[Phelim Kine “老 康“ @PhelimKine]

“A year ago, there was all the talk about the prospect for some kind of grand bargain between the U.S. and China. What I’ve heard over and over again is that maybe little bargains are possible” w/@meganmesserly @_AriHawkins @politico https://t.co/mjCsa0vNuW

[Ari Hawkins @_AriHawkins]

Trade court rules Trump’s replacement tariffs illegal https://t.co/GgaxfdEDjW

[Ari Hawkins @_AriHawkins]

‘The biggest China dove in the administration’: Trump to test limits of dealmaking in Beijing w/ @dlippman https://t.co/cVwRsMrdWD

[Zi-Ann Lum @ziannlum]

Story here from @_AriHawkins and I https://t.co/PAa6ptHgbl

[Zi-Ann Lum @ziannlum]

Boycotts of U.S. booze have resulted in a 78% drop in wine exports to Canada — an issue USTR has raised in trade talks.

@fordnation: "American alcohol will only go back on shelves when the U.S. removes its tariffs."

Story by @drdesrochers @_AriHawkins
https://t.co/QaGkAdRcx2

[Ari Hawkins @_AriHawkins]

Advisers send mixed messages on how Trump can follow through on latest tariff threat https://t.co/YuKSIpsBrx

[Phelim Kine “老 康“ @PhelimKine]

“There are operational constraints to managing a war from a foreign country — particularly a hostile one like China. It would be terribly awkward for Trump and Xi to transact in this climate" @politico @_AriHawkins @drdesrochers https://t.co/2Bo8Psiall

[Phelim Kine “老 康“ @PhelimKine]

SCOOP: "The next dates for the Trump-Xi summit will only be proposed after the active part of the Iran conflict is over" via @politico @_AriHawkins @drdesrochers https://t.co/fZjfdJnjPw

[Ari Hawkins @_AriHawkins]

US and China consider creating new trade body, USTR says w/ @gioleali https://t.co/pZ5AN5HlGR

[Phelim Kine “老 康“ @PhelimKine]

The U.S. Supreme Court decision on Trump tariffs “completely overturned” the agreement’s legal basis and requires President @ChingteLai to “report to the legislature immediately and consider reopening negotiations" via @politico @_AriHawkins https://t.co/XIZOOr3xnO

[Megan Messerly @meganmesserly]

What happens to billions in tariff money already paid?

It's going to be complicated, as @_AriHawkins reports. https://t.co/Hw2NohfZE4

[Ari Hawkins @_AriHawkins]

“I would assume that the Trump people will fight the idea of refunds, and that’ll be the next thing that’ll go winding through the courts,” Trump’s first term Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in an interview. “There will be more litigation.”

https://t.co/TuQRG4l3Rg

[Ari Hawkins @_AriHawkins]

Trump administration finalizes trade agreement with Taiwan w/ @PhelimKine https://t.co/fHGQTNdI6T

[Ari Hawkins @_AriHawkins]

Trump nominates White House lawyer to trade court that could decide details of any tariff refunds https://t.co/nmD69iNhys

[Meredith Lee Hill @meredithllee]

All three of these Republicans voted NO and then left - so this rule looks dead but the vote is still open

[Phelim Kine “老 康“ @PhelimKine]

SCOOP: President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing the first week of April for a long-anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. And Taiwan's on the menu. @politico @meganmesserly @_AriHawkins https://t.co/8uLSsQud3r