It looks like Trump broke Xi Jinping after all
Despite denials, threats and demands, Beijing ultimately agrees to sit down and talk.
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Trump and Xi are heading for a trade deal - without an actual deal - as China exempts some US goods
Their current behaviour may set the tone for future interactions.
Trump’s trade war may accelerate Chinese invasion of Taiwan - or prevent it
Good or bad, forcing Xi Jinping's hand will have consequences.
China would hold more sway in the world today if Xi Jinping hasn’t been a mobster for the past 12 years
This one time Xi cannot make an offer others can't refuse.
Xi Jinping carelessly opens the door to Taiwan’s independence
Tone-deaf remarks delivered by the Chinese strongman at the Boao Forum for Asia were aimed at the USA but could come back to bite China in the end.
Is Joshua Wong getting a medal from Xi Jinping?
When the Chinese titan, Deng Xiaoping, commenced the talks with the British about the future of Hong Kong, shortly after he took charge of China in 1978, little did he know that the ultimate deal reached a few years later - that the enclave would be governed by a different
Xinese virus: how one ruthless man triggered the world’s worst healthcare crisis in decades
President Donald Trump is not the one to beat around the bush so, when the spokesman of the Chinese foreign ministry (no less) started peddling a conspiracy theory that US Army could have brought the virus to Wuhan during the war games last year, he was quick to respond, labeling
USA vs. China 1:0 - America wins first battle on trade
After two years of mounting tensions, US president, Donald Trump, has signed the Phase 1 of a comprehensive trade agreement with China, scoring not only a vital political win for himself but a considerable victory for American interests in the long term. A tiny step with big consequences If you
Joshua W(r)ong - the butcher of Hong Kong
Months go by and I keep wondering how big a hole the protesters are going to dig for themselves and their city. Despite their seemingly good intentions their actions won't go down in history as a process of democratization or liberation of Hong Kong from what they believe
Beijing’s dilemma: or why Hong Kong protests turned violent
When normally peaceful protests in Hong Kong turned into a raid on Legislative Council on July 1st - two weeks after Carrie Lam declared suspension of the controversial Extradition Bill - I found the events so perplexing that it induced a certain suspicion that perhaps Beijing was responsible, clandestinely attempting
Why Britain didn’t democratize Hong Kong
Days go by and protests in Hong Kong appear to increase in severity and irrationality, instead of dying down. I have explained here why they are quite senseless and will only result in more harm for the wealthy city. However, in the ensuing propaganda war, a lot of misleading information
Hong Kong’s suicide
I have been observing the events in Hong Kong quite silently for a while, expecting them to die down with time. But it seems that the tensions are going to last for a while longer, as the protesters appear to be emboldened by what they may think are their successes