◎ Several political signals in Xi’s inspection trip to Jiangxi are meant for different groups within the Party.
Read morePolitics Watch: The Multiple Political Signals in Xi’s Jiangxi Tour
◎ Several political signals in Xi’s inspection trip to Jiangxi are meant for different groups within the Party.
Read morePolitics Watch: The Multiple Political Signals in Xi’s Jiangxi Tour
◎ America could have the ZTE model in mind in enforcing the trade deal.
Read moreGeopolitics Watch: Sino-US Trade Enforcement and the ZTE ‘Probation’ Model
◎ Xi Jinping and Donald Trump likely find it to be in their interest to hold a summit at the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires.
Read moreGeopolitics Watch: Trump-Xi Meeting at G20 Won’t Curb US Pressure
◎ China’s statement suggests a stalemate in the trade talks.
Read moreGeopolitics Watch: Decoding China’s Statement on Sino-US Trade Talks
◎ Wu Xiaohui was a “white glove” for many Party elites.
Read morePolitics Watch: Anbang’s Wu Xiaohui Appeal Hints at Fierce CCP Internal Struggle
◎ The Trump administration appears to be maneuvering the CCP into a position where it has to liberalize China to ensure regime survivability.
Read moreGeopolitics Watch: Trump Ramps up Pressure on China with Trade and Religious Freedom
◎ The U.S. is both winning the trade war with China and weakening the CCP regime.
◎ With the Sino-U.S. trade talks concluded, North Korea could quietly revert to a more agreeable tone.
Read moreGeopolitics Watch: With the Trade War ‘On Hold’, What’s Next for China, US?
◎ North Korea’s “shock” move is hardly surprising.
◎ Trump’s ZTE tweet suggests that our read of America and China making good progress in trade talks is correct.
Read moreGeopolitics Watch: Reading Trump’s ZTE Tweet, Sino-US Trade, and North Korea