Trade war, day 153: China affirms ‘very successful’ trade meeting
After Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to a vague tariff cease-fire…
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Trade war, day 152: Tariff Man tweets, markets plunge
The morning tweets of Donald Trump today gave reasons for both optimism and pessimism about the future…
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Ningxia to learn from Xinjiang ‘experiences in promoting social stability’
Since China’s mass detention of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang was first documented in detail
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Didi gets slammed by authorities over ride-sharing safety
In August, the rape and murder of a female passenger on Didi Chuxing’s Hitch ride-sharing service —…
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15 Western ambassadors raise concerns about Xinjiang in letter
A significant development in the international response to the situation in Xinjiang: …
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Trade war, day 119: Trump has ‘good conversation’ with Xi, then issues another technology theft indictment
At 10:09 a.m. this morning, Donald Trump tweeted: Just had a long and very good conversation with…
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Trade war, day 118: Chinese manufacturing slows more than expected
The Associated Press reports: The purchasing managers’ index of the National Bureau of Statistics and an industry…
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U.S. accuses 10 Chinese nationals of stealing aerospace technology
The U.S. Justice Department has accused 10 Chinese nationals, including two intelligence officials and six hackers, with…
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Trade war, day 117: U.S. Commerce Department bans technology export to Fujian Jinhua
Yesterday on Access (paywall), we noted how more…
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China denies it spied on Trump’s iPhone, jokingly suggests he use a Huawei handset instead
President Trump, like previous American presidents, uses multiple phones for security reasons: these include a secure landline…
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Trade war, day 112: U.S. refuses to negotiate before China shows its hand
As has been the case for about two months now, despite a glimmer…
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Trade war, day 111: Companies buckle up for supply chain shifts
Bloomberg listened in to the recent earnings calls of a dozen Western companies that have supply chains in China….
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Trade war, day 110: Unintended consequences and ‘self-reliance’
Yesterday, we noted (paywall) a report by Axios
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Trade war, day 105: Trump looks for deals with Vietnam and Philippines
Over a year and a half ago, Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the
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The Economist declares ‘end of engagement’ between the U.S. and China
This week, the Economist has a cover story on U.S.-China relations (porous…
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