Media Report
- CBS News reports: "President Donald Trump has made it clear that any financial deals that could be linked to China are off the table. But with Chinese investment in the U.S. on the decline, the policy raises questions about potential effects on U.S. investors and workers. Some 2.6 million U.S. jobs rely on the U.S.-China trade relationship, according to recent research from Oxford Economics. About 43,000 are tied to China's direct investment in the U.S. But as Chinese financial inflows to the U.S. slide and with several potential China deals scuttled since the president took office, the era of Chinese investment in America could be ending. Direct U.S. investment by China peaked in 2016, with $46 billion worth of deals, before falling the following year by more than a third... Newly announced acquisitions fell by 90 percent."
- Business Insider reports: "China has dropped one of President Donald Trump's closest friends at a rather delicate moment. In a recent government filing, Blackstone, the investment firm founded by the billionaire Steve Schwarzman, revealed that China's sovereign wealth fund had sold all of its nearly 10% stake in the firm. There is talk from Chinese officials that this sale was a long time coming, and that it was done gradually over time. Others also argue that this is just part of a bigger push on China's part to invest more domestically."
- Bloomberg reports: "Forget steel and intellectual property. The biggest potential flash point between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is an island of 23 million people sitting off China's coast. Even as global investors shift from worrying about a second Korean conflict to a potential China-U.S. trade war, decades-old disagreements over democratically run Taiwan are simmering. For China at least, that is a more serious concern."
Calendar
- 2018-03-13 China sets up new foreign aid agency to better project influence abroad
- 2018-03-12 South Korea moves to ease Chinese jitters over US-North Korea talks
- 2018-03-11 US protectionism could set off a digital trade war
- 2018-03-09 Trump's next trade target: China's IP theft
- 2018-03-08 U.S. Asks China for Plan to Reduce Trade Deficit by $100 Billion
- 2018-03-07 The U.S. Wants to Take On China With Trade. The Rest of the World Will Be Caught in the Middle.
- 2018-03-06 A stronger China is giving the world ‘more and more security’, Communist Party newspaper says
- 2018-03-05 Chinese Premier’s Economy Speech Offers Plenty for Critics to Dislike
- 2018-03-04 China looks to avoid US trade war as Trump steps up rhetoric
- 2018-03-02 China criticizes US trade report but silent on tariff hikes
News
- CBS News Chinese investment in the U.S. could grind to a halt
- Business Insider China just made this trade war very personal
- Bloomberg Forget Trade Wars. Trump's 'Taiwan Card' Is China's Real Worry
- BBC News Stephen Hawking: China's love for the late physicist
- The New York Times China Sells Stake in Blackstone as Deal Scene Turns Sour
- Bloomberg China Levies Record $870 Million Fine for Stock Manipulation
- The Wall Street Journal China Signals Shift Away From Birth Restrictions as Population Ages
- Financial Times Facebook, Amazon handicapped as they follow China playbook
- Bloomberg China Economy's Strong Start Faces Risks at Home and Abroad
- Quartz China is trying to rein in its vessels illegally depleting fish stocks in West Africa
- Reuters Barrier to entry - China's restrictions on U.S. imports
- The Washington Post Trump itching for showdown with China on trade
Commentary
- The New York Times Some Things Are True Even if Trump Believes Them
- Financial Times China's next central bank chief will owe a debt to Zhou Xiaochuan
- Bloomberg China Won't Make Soybeans a Weapon in a U.S. Trade War
- Financial Review The real reason why Xi Jinping wants to stay in China's top job
- NPR Why Abolishing China's Presidential Term Limits Is Such A Big Deal
- Forbes This Week In China Tech: Four Live Video Apps Plan To IPO, AirBnB Faces A Fight For China, And More
- The New York Times China's Economy Is Not Normal. It Doesn't Have to Be. Image
- Forbes Yes, China Does Cheat In Trade - The Rest Of The World Needs To Wake Up