In the wake of a strong, even aggressive, push on trade, the Trump Administration has grasped the proverbial olive branch that was cautiously extended last weekend by China’s President Xi
China’s President Xi Jinping is set to announce a series of measures at the opening of the Boao Forum for Asia scheduled for tonight (tomorrow morning, local time). These measures,
To date, Beijing has twice threatened deliberately targeted tit-for-tat punitive measures against the US – first, in response to the Trump Administration’s threat of steel and aluminum tariffs, and second, in response to broader measures aimed
In eight days, on April 10, President Xi Jinping will deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremonies of the Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan, China’s home-grown version of the
President Xi Jinping has relayed to senior officials in Beijing that he considers the signing two days ago of the Taiwan Travel Act by US President Donald Trump to be a severe
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, known for his particularly harsh views on China, announced that President Trump will “over the next few weeks” consider the recommendations presented by US
Sources close to China’s powerful incoming Vice-Premier, Liu He, report that his just concluded trip to Washington DC was successful in achieving the goals Beijing originally set out for the
At the invitation of US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, China’s President Xi Jinping has personally approved a visit to Washington this week by the rising star and increasingly powerful incoming
In a barely covered but important development, China’s Minister of Finance Xiao Jie met with his counterpart, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, last week on Thursday, February 1, in Washington,
US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping held their first phone call of the new year last Tuesday morning, January 16, Beijing time. The two main topics were
We have received a number of queries around an article in the financial news media this morning reporting “unnamed sources familiar with the matter” as saying Chinese officials have recommended
Three major points stand out to us from the latest round of communications with senior Chinese economic policymakers: 1 – Major economic indicators show the overall performance of the economy
United Nations Political Affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman embarked quietly on a four-day visit to North Korea on Tuesday, stopping first in Beijing on his way to meetings with senior North Korean officials,
In a series of extremely significant developments, we understand China’s President Xi Jinping has ordered four strong policy measures against North Korea in response to its latest ballistic missile launch. *** China will drastically cut
President Donald Trump and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced this week that the US will push for a tightening of economic and financial sanctions on North Korea, and
Investors and analysts, from commodities traders to US rates forecasters, are concerned and confused on how to interpret the directive from President Xi Jinping to Chinese economic policy officials to
China’s third quarter FX reserve holdings of foreign government bonds from major countries increased by $34.6 billion, or just over 2%, over the second quarter of 2017, from $1.601 to
The all-important 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has kicked off with a two-day 8th Plenary Session of the 18 Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the CPC
Two critical developments in China, one economic and the other political, are of note in recent days: *** China’s economic performance in August appears to have strengthened from July, and if that momentum
Sources from the Central National Security Commission (CNSC) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) familiar with President Xi Jinping’s communications on North Korea maintain the DPRK’s test last weekend
