In U.S.- China Tariffs Standoff, Trump Showed Xi He Has Limits

In U.S.- China Tariffs Standoff, Trump Showed Xi He Has Limits

President Trump didn’t seem to mind as his worldwide tariffs set off stock market sell-offs and wiped out trillions of dollars in wealth. “Be cool,” he told Americans. Then he blinked on Wednesday afternoon in the face of financial turmoil, particularly a rapid rise in government bond yields that could …

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For U.S. and China, a Risky Game of Chicken With No Off-Ramp in Sight

For U.S. and China, a Risky Game of Chicken With No Off-Ramp in Sight

A whopping increase in tariffs, followed by a whopping retaliation. Nationalist Chinese bloggers comparing President Trump’s levies to a declaration of war. China’s Foreign Ministry vowing that Beijing will “fight to the end.” For years, the world’s two biggest powers have flirted with the idea of an economic decoupling as …

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China’s New Barges Reveal How it Might Try to Seize Taiwan

China’s New Barges Reveal How it Might Try to Seize Taiwan

In recent weeks, China has been practicing unusual maneuvers off its southern coast involving three special barges. The vessels have linked up one behind another, forming a long bridge that extends from deeper waters onto the beach. That feat has been a warning to Taiwan. The vessels’ debut suggests that …

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