# In a live interview, Professor Paul Romer shares his perspective on China's approach to trade negotiations with the US

1 Faculty News June 10, 2019 ![Bloomberg logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/bloomberg-logo-2018.jpg?itok=8QkuS4cr)>

Excerpt from [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-06-10/china-is-grim-yet-determined-on-u-s-trade-nobel-laureate-romer-says-video)-- "I think what they've decided is the United States is not a reliable trading partner... I think they're on a trajectory now that they're not going to move off of -- of becoming wholly self-sufficient in tech."

[Watch the video](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-06-10/china-is-grim-yet-determined-on-u-s-trade-nobel-laureate-romer-says-video)