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Europe + UK

Xi Jinping backs off Hong Kong — for now
Hong Kong’s worst political crisis since the handover in 1997 is far from over The Communist Party will not accept a situation where Hong Kongers have recourse to civil disobedience Hong Kong protestors want the extradition bill withdrawn altogether — and Carrie Lam’s resignation Read more →
G20 Alert: The Trade War Gets Existential
The fallout from the US-China trade battle and the collateral geo-economic disruptions are threatening global economic stability. G20 members meeting in Japan this month need to address the risk of a crisis. The US and China must call off the trade dogs of war – and quickly Read more →
China and the US are too intertwined to keep up the trade war
Both sides should step back and seek sectoral and industry specific deals Read more →
Tiananmen’s 30th anniversary: Shunned but not forgotten
Some estimates put the Tiananmen death toll as high as 10,000. The 30th anniversary of Tiananmen will come and go ghost-like in China. Read more →
The US-China trade war just got even uglier
Both countries will suffer but China will take the brunt Read more →