Although the US-China trade war and the protests in Hong Kong have hogged the news headlines this year,
Will The Trade Conflict Confound China’s Ambitions?
China’s economy faces uncertainty and choppy waters in the years ahead, a trend that the trade conflict with the United States seems likely to deepen.
China is speeding ahead but the brakes may well change things sharply
The assertion that China’s economy will soon be the largest in the world is a factoid
A sober message from China’s National People’s Congress
There is no denying it has been a difficult 12 months for Beijing
China’s ‘two sessions’ had one downbeat message
The Chinese state can throw money at its economy – but that avoids the real issue
Xi feels the heat
-China is under pressure from Washington to liberalise in ways that are uncomfortable
-Liberalisation has consequences for the Communist Party to which it is strongly opposed
-But China’s economic slowdown and domestic pushback are edging it closer to a deal