Sparks did fly in Brussels, but in the end the European Union and China managed to come up with an important joint statement at their
Tag: Trade
The USA’s Concerns About China’s Construction of New Ports in Various Countries
On November 15 last year the popular Hong Kong-based newspaper Asia Times published an article with the headline: Cambodia at the Center of a New
The Desire to be Grandmaster of the Universe
As Washington’s leadership fades more quickly than anyone could have imagined and a new global order struggles to take shape, a generation of leaders has
Leaders of Asia and Europe Sit Down for Talks, Not Sanctions
Totally under the radar of a news cycle consumed by the Pulp Fiction in Istanbul saga and the ever-mutating US-China trade war, leaders from no
Welcome to the G-20 from Hell
The G-20 in Buenos Aires on November 30 could set the world on fire – perhaps literally. Let’s start with the US-China trade war. Washington won’t
Trumping Trump?
One thing already seems clear in the Trump era: the world will not turn out to be the American president’s playground. His ultra-unilateralist, rejectionist policies
Pakistan Could be at the Heart of a New Pan-Asian Trading Order
Pakistan currency faces a plethora of economic problems caused by decades of domestic mismanagement, a US led war on terror in which Pakistan’s supporting role
US-Turkish Alliance Reaches the Point of No Return
The Turkish lira fell 22% on Friday before recovering to 17% on the backdrop of the Trump administration’s announcement to double the tariffs on imports
