Senior sources in Beijing warn that China will take countermeasures against recent attacks and sanctions by the administration of US President Donald Trump over Hong Kong, Taiwan, the coronavirus, and
In mid-May, the National Security Commission of the Communist Party of China submitted a 52-page strategic research report to the country’s top decision-making body, the Politburo. The subject of the
Markets like to superimpose the framework of yesterday to handicap the uncertainties of tomorrow. When it comes to trading the reemergence of tensions between the Trump administration and Beijing, they
The administration of U.S. President Donald J. Trump, with the help of Congressional allies, is weighing a series of retaliatory measures to hold the Chinese government accountable for the human
The administration of U.S. President Donald J. Trump, with the help of Congressional allies, is weighing a series of retaliatory measures to hold the Chinese government accountable for the human
China’s President Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee on Friday morning in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, to refine a series of COVID-19
Dr. Sarah Zaidi has provided an updated analysis of the COVID-19 spread, testing methodologies, and on questions over the potential mutation of the virus. As with our previous COVID-19 reports, this report
On the eve of the just concluded long US holiday weekend, the office of the US Trade Representative issued a statement that effective March 18 tariffs on imported European Union
Negotiations are moving very rapidly this morning between the Congressional Democratic and Republican leaderships on a much-prized agreement with the White House for a two-year budget and debt ceiling deal.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC this morning from the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Paris that he, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are working out the final details to an agreement they have
China’s President Xi Jinping laid out five reform measures at the opening ceremony of the second BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) Summit last Friday, April 26, that were intended to highlight a
The next phase of the political brawl to pass a budget that would take US federal spending through the November 2020 elections is taking shape this week as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi struggles to find the 218
When the White House Office of Management and Budget indicated last week that President Trump will be seeking deep cuts in non-defense discretionary spending while asking for a $75 billion increase in defense
The two key Senate and House Conference Committee lead appropriators will be sitting down in a few hours this afternoon for a last gasp effort to break the political impasse over border security and “the
With the President conceding there will be no State of the Union address until the shutdown is brought to an end, attention is now shifting to the Senate, which this afternoon will be
As 2018 drew to a tumultuous close, President Donald Trump went out of his way to highlight the positive tone of a call he had just concluded with China’s President
Early Monday evening (Beijing time), from what we understand, US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin reached out to his Chinese negotiating counterpart Vice-Premier Liu He to schedule a three-way call on
President Xi Jinping presided over a crucial meeting last Friday, December 7, in Zhongnanhai to discuss China’s global relations, the Buenos Aires trade summit with President Donald Trump, and the
Speculation that US Trade Representative hardliner Robert Lighthizer may take the lead on negotiations with China over the 90-day truce period just negotiated at the G20 summit should in no way be taken as a
President Donald Trump roiled markets overnight in stating to a reporter it is “highly unlikely” he will refrain from raising tariffs as currently threatened on an existing list of $200
