Tag: trade war
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Beijing’s Maoist ‘struggle’ and the Trade War
The US trade and tech wars with China have their ups and downs as Trump goes back and forth. China’s view of the game, though, is clear. Beijing is in it to win it. Observers raise questions what if any goals President Donald Trump has. Xi Jinping is engaged in a determined struggle. Long-established Maoist…
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Europe is not essential for Xi Jinping at China’s epochal moment with the US. That offers opportunities too
It is not just Beijing’s steadfast support for Putin’s Russia that raises questions about China’s true commitment to better ties with the European Union (EU). The charm non-offensive of empty gestures towards Brussels as the US-China trade war hots up also makes abundantly clear how Xi Jinping really thinks about Europe. Europe is not essential…