U.S. President Donald Trump may be enthusiastic about the trade deal between China and the U.S., which was closed in London this week. However, business analyst Shaun Rein points out that the deal is lacking crucial details and might not work, as he notes in The Economic Times. “So, the economy in China is not booming, but China is not going to blink. They have the resolve to push hard back against Trump,” he adds.Read More →

Delegations from China and the US are discussing the risks and opportunities in trade for both countries in London. However, according to former US trade negotiator Harry Broadman, stability in trade relations is crucial for any outcomes that may follow those negotiations, as he notes at Al Jazeera. Unfortunately, processes for those stable relations are lacking, he adds.Read More →

Consumer spending might only slowly recover in China, marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok sees interest in health and wellness booming, she writes in the Jing Daily, “This boom reflects a profound transformation in consumer priorities, with a growing emphasis on physical fitness, mental well-being, and preventative healthcare,” she adds.Read More →

In the US, the tension between science and politics has been raising eyebrows. In China, politicians do invite scientists to listen to their arguments and might follow their suggestions. Still, sometimes political preferences in Beijing prevail, for example, during the Covid crisis, says political analyst Victor Shin, author of Factions and Finance in China: Elite Conflict and Inflation, in his interview at Dwarkesh Clips.Read More →

The Trump administration is pretty clueless on China, and that is only one of many issues when both countries are going to deal with each other, says leading economist Arthur Kroeber, author of China’s Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know, in an interview with the Australian broadcaster ABC. Both can inflict huge damage on each other, but neither is in a position to win a full-blown trade war, he adds.Read More →

On the surface, government debt in China appears well-manageable, but that is because the central government pushes its costs to a local level, says financial expert Victor Shih, author of Factions and Finance in China: Elite Conflict and Inflation, in an interview on Dwarkesh Clips.Read More →

China is having the upper hand in the trade war with Trump and can replace almost every product it purchases from the US with products from other countries, with the exception, perhaps, of semiconductors, says Shaun Rein, a Shanghai-based political analyst and author of The Split: Finding the Opportunities in China’s Economy in the New World Order, at CNBC. China might push back harder than the US or Europe might be thinking, he adds.Read More →

China veteran Kaiser Kuo has spent a lifetime explaining what America and Europe misunderstand when dealing with China. In an interview with Michael Walker, he dives into the most important issues. “The West lacks a coherent approach to China, with America viewing it as an existential threat whilst Europe oscillates between paranoia about espionage and courting investment. Politicians across both continents share a superficial understanding of the world’s most important rising power.”Read More →

While the world is getting used to live sessions from the Oval Office in Washington, DC, few experts know how the Politburo in Beijing is making its policies. Political expert Victor Shih, author of Factions and Finance in China: Elite Conflict and Inflation, explains in the Dwarkesh Clips how the relations between Xi Jinping, other members of the Politburo, and outside experts work out.Read More →

China’s companies – large and small – are now exploring expansion into global markets, as the domestic market is only slowly recovering, says branding expert Ashley Dudarenok in the vlog. They are in the early phases of putting their brands on an international track, she says.Read More →