As the U.S. midterm elections drew to a close, we caught up with former Ambassador and Undersecretary of the Department of Commerce, Frank Lavin, to discuss the election results and the future of U.S.-China trade relations. Lavin is currently Chairman of Export Now, an Asia-focused full-service digital solutions company helping consumer brands win in global e-commerce markets, which he founded in 2010. We discuss Lavin’s thoughts on the election outcomes, what they mean for domestic U.S. policy, and whether U.S.-China trade tensions may blow over more quickly than many anticipate.