WAS XI JINPING INEVITABLE? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Was Xi Jinping Inevitable? Under Xi Jinping, China is moving steadily away from the pragmatic authoritarianism of the reform era toward the ...

THE WORLD ECONOMY AFTER THE TRUMP-XI SUMMIT / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The World Economy After the Trump-Xi Summit If Donald Trump and Xi Jinping's Beijing summit produces a sustained Sino-American trade tru...

A WEAKENED TRUMP ARRIVES AT XI`S COURT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

A weakened Trump arrives at Xi’s court China holds the cards — and might settle for flashy but empty announcements while playing a long game...

THE WEEK THE NEW GLOBAL REALITY SHOWED ITSELF / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The Week the New Global Reality Showed Itself by George Friedman  Last week, I wrote about the phone call Russian President Vladimir Putin m...

TRUMP IS UP AGAINST CHINA`S GREAT WALL OF CONFIDENCE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Trump is up against China’s great wall of confidence The US president will encounter a very different country to the one he visited in 2017 ...

TRUMP HEADS TO BEIJING WITH A STRONG HAND / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

Trump Heads to Beijing With a Strong Hand Slanted media insist Xi holds all the cards, but the U.S. could get concessions if it presses its ...

TRUMP, XI AND THE BID FOR A "GRAND BARGAIN" BETWEEN SUPERPOWERS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

Trump, Xi and the bid for a ‘grand bargain’ between superpowers As the US president prepares to visit Beijing, America no longer holds all t...