We first confirm the interdependence of the United States and the Asia-Pacific region, and explore the real linkage through trade and investment, and the financial linkage through stock markets. These linkages are strengthened by the recent information technology (IT) revolution. The pairwise...

China’s unprecedented growth rate in the last decade is driven by its role as the global manufacturing powerhouse, but trade tensions with the U.S will affect economic growth for both superpowers. Meanwhile, several papers have sought to understand the impact of trade on innovation. A number...