Xi Jinping puts focus on defusing economic risks in Lunar New Year message
China remains ‘key engine’ of global growth and will push ahead with reforms and guard against ‘external shocks’, leader says ...
‘That Would Give Trump Pause’: How to Game Out the Next Trade War
Trump’s main goal is clear. He sees persistent trade surpluses with the U.S. as proof the U.S. is getting ripped off. Tariffs ...
After talking tough during campaign, Trump appears to ease up on China at start of presidency
On the campaign trail last year, President Donald Trump talked tough about imposing tariffs as high as 60% on Chinese goods and threatened to renew the trade war with China that he l ...
For Xi Jinping, Year of the Snake is destined to be turbulent
Those born in 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 and 2025 are said to be wise and charming, but also mysterious and ...
China’s DeepSeek Shock Raises A Big Economic Question
The economic hardware/software debate about China just got more complicated. Before DeepSeek flipped the script on the ...
Trump’s happy to play the ‘madman’ to restore global order. But will it work?
Trump has repeatedly and explicitly said he wants to use the perception he is unpredictable, and even unhinged, to boost ...
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Xi says will 'respond promptly to concerns of people' as China's economy slumps
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged renewed efforts to tackle economic risks and “external shocks” in his Lunar New Year message on Monday as Beijing faces increased uncertainty with Donald Trump’s ...
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Book Review: Freedom: Memoirs 1954-2021
The recently published memoirs of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel are fuelling the present-day criticism of her legacy ...
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White House rescinds memo on federal aid freeze that caused widespread confusion
The White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday rescinded a memo that froze federal grants and loans and created widespread confusion this week. “OMB Memorandum M-25-13 is rescinded.