The Chinese trade deal is a Christmas gift to Xi
The agreement doesn’t mark the end of the trade war. It is, at best, a truce
The agreement doesn’t mark the end of the trade war. It is, at best, a truce
Beijing will seek friends in defence of globalisation and the other mantras Xi likes to unroll
Given the mutual bluster, threats and sabre-rattling we got used to from Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, it may be hard to credit the air of sweet reasonableness that has spread over the Korean peninsula in recent weeks leading to the weekend announcement of an end to weapons testing by the North. The potential for