Policy Meeting: Trump 2.0’s Tariff Bazooka – Implications for EU-US-China Dynamics

On 2 April 2025, the world witnessed with shock and alarm the roll-out of a mega-package of tariffs by the Trump administration that started with a baseline of 10% and included customised rates for selected countries and regions – including the EU, hit with a 20% tariff increase, and China’s 34% on top of existing tariffs. This is the latest in a series of moves by the new US administration and responses that have the potential not only to upend the global trading system but also to reshape political relationships and alliances. In the face of these changes, how is the Chinese leadership thinking about its US strategy and about its approach to other players like the EU? What are the implications of these recent developments in US politics and policy on the EU-US-China dynamics?

The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to join our upcoming Policy Meeting, where Chucheng Feng, Partner at The Hutong Research will discuss all of these topics. The meeting will take place on Wednesday 16 April from 14:00 to 15:00 offline at the Garden Hotel in Guangzhou.

Eligibility and registration

This is a closed meeting open to consortium partners’ management and relevant stakeholders of EU SME Centre Phase IV, including European embassies, consulates, EU-funded projects and secretariat/board members from European chambers or business associations only. If you meet the criteria and would like to attend, please send your information to Ms Ester Cañada Amela (ester.canada.amela@eusmecentre.org.cn)  with the subject line before Tuesday 15 April COB. You will receive a confirmation email.

Keynote speaker

Chucheng Feng

Founding Partner, Hutong Research

Chucheng Feng is the founding partner of Hutong Research, a boutique advisory firm focusing on deciphering China’s policy trajectory, dynamics, and their market impact. Before Hutong Research, Chucheng co-founded Plenum China Research, where he was a partner 2019-2023, and Grisk Data, a Shanghai/DC-based alternative data vendor on geopolitics in 2018.

Prior to launching his own ventures, Chucheng helped build political risk practice at the Hong Kong-based risk firm Blackpeak in 2017. Beforehand, he was an Asia analyst at Eurasia Group and conducted research at Asia Society Policy Institute under former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd. In these capacities, Chucheng advised sovereign wealth funds, the world’s most prestigious hedge funds and asset managers, as well as Fortune 500 companies on China-related topics. Born in Beijing, Chucheng had studied, worked, and lived in Minnesota, California, New York, Washington DC, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. He travels frequently across continents for speaking engagements and in-person briefings.

Chucheng holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in political science from Columbia University. Chucheng is a Forbes U30 Asia 2022 listee and a young leader at the Council for the United States and Italy. Chucheng gets regularly quoted by Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Bloomberg, and Caixin.