Driven by anxiety over the success of China’s growth model, the US under Trump has sought to apply “maximum pressure” through its trade war. However, an eventual bargain will serve to cement China’s leadership role not only in economics, but also global governance.

The new Foreign Investment Law doesn’t just cut red tape – it also constitutes a milestone in China’s progress in reform and opening-up, as the country shifts toward a new model of high-quality opening-up based on rules and institutions.

The BRI is not about transcontinental connectivity. It would be shortsighted to believe that as China’s domestic economy continues to struggle, it will prioritize investment in an idealistic vision underpinned by little economic or strategic purpose. It is time that schematic maps reflect this.

Whether China can create an alternative model for economic engagement in Latin America will largely depend on how well it reads history and avoids the worst pitfalls of its predecessors.

The investigation of Boeing’s 737 Max 8 has high stakes — both for Boeing and for the global aviation industry. As China’s domestic and international aviation industry grows, competition in the airline industry will continue to build.

China and the EU forms united front against the "America First" global order.

5G technology has the potential to spark a new technological revolution, while recharging Europe’s ailing tech companies. But if the EU joins the US in waging “Tech Cold War” on China and Chinese companies like Huawei, Europe risks losing out on the advantages of this new generation of technology.

The two Boeing crashes of recent months show the risks and complications entailed by an increasingly globalized industrial chain. China and the US should use the incident as a trigger to scrutinize their manufacturing processes, including the usage of automation and artificial intelligence, and build novel cooperation mechanisms to prevent future accidents.

China is about to slash the employer contribution rate to the social-security fund from 18-20% (with some variation across regions) to 16%, and cut the value-added tax (VAT) rate from 16% to 13% (for most enterprises). This is on top of a previously announced reduction in the corporate income tax charged on the first CN¥3 million ($447,000) of taxable income.

Analysts are now looking at early to mid-May for a final presidential deal on trade.