Bob Davis

Bob Davis is a reporter who covered U.S.-China economic relations for decades for the Wall Street Journal. He is the co-author of Superpower Showdown: How the Battle Between Trump and Xi Threatens a New Cold War.

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Four men in short-sleeved polo or button-up shirts walk past the skyline of Shanghai.
Four men in short-sleeved polo or button-up shirts walk past the skyline of Shanghai.

How Big Is CCP Inc.?
Review
Bob Davis
An illustration on industrial policy shows a factory worker in a hard hat looking over three conveyer belts, one with the yellow stars of China, and the others with white stars on blue conveyer belts for the U.S.
An illustration on industrial policy shows a factory worker in a hard hat looking over three conveyer belts, one with the yellow stars of China, and the others with white stars on blue conveyer belts for the U.S.

America’s Flailing Industrial Policy Can Take Lessons From China
Argument
Bob Davis
A worker wearing a hard hat and orange reflective shirt and holding a walkie talkie stands in front of a massive cargo ship docked under cranes as it's loaded at a port in Qingdao, China. Another ship floats on the water in the distance. Both are loaded with cargo containers.
A worker wearing a hard hat and orange reflective shirt and holding a walkie talkie stands in front of a massive cargo ship docked under cranes as it's loaded at a port in Qingdao, China. Another ship floats on the water in the distance. Both are loaded with cargo containers.

A Grand Plan for a Much Poorer World
Review
Bob Davis
People walk along Shanghai's Bund waterfront with skyscrapers of the Lujiazui financial district in the background.
People walk along Shanghai's Bund waterfront with skyscrapers of the Lujiazui financial district in the background.

Maybe China’s Economy Isn’t So Doomed
Analysis
Bob Davis
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer speaks at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on U.S. trade in Washington on June 17, 2020.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer speaks at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on U.S. trade in Washington on June 17, 2020.

Trump Trade War Mastermind Is Back With a Dangerous New Plan
Review
Bob Davis
Sanitation workers clean the exterior of the Ping An International Finance Center in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.
Sanitation workers clean the exterior of the Ping An International Finance Center in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.

‘Money Machine’ Is Missing the Juicy Details of Chinese Banking
Review
Bob Davis
A resident looks through a hole in the fence from inside a locked-down area in Beijing under covid-19 restrictions.
A resident looks through a hole in the fence from inside a locked-down area in Beijing under covid-19 restrictions.

China’s COVID-19 Failure Isn’t a Win for Democracy
Feature
Bob Davis
Power-Broker-Robert-Moses-Robert-Caro-China-illustration
Power-Broker-Robert-Moses-Robert-Caro-China-illustration

Beijing’s Power Brokers Wouldn’t Surprise Robert Moses
Review
Bob Davis
A worker climbs through a copper and cobalt mine, materials used in production of electric cars, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A worker climbs through a copper and cobalt mine, materials used in production of electric cars, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

What Do Electric Cars Really Cost?
Review
Bob Davis
A PLA soldier stands guard beside a U.S. flag outside World Trade Organization talks in Beijing in 1999.
A PLA soldier stands guard beside a U.S. flag outside World Trade Organization talks in Beijing in 1999.

Who Got China Wrong?
Review
Bob Davis
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