Media Report
- The New York Times reports: "In April, on the 69th anniversary of the founding of China's Navy, the country's first domestically built aircraft carrier stirred from its berth in the port city of Dalian on the Bohai Sea, tethered to tugboats for a test of its seaworthiness. "China's first homegrown aircraft carrier just moved a bit, and the United States, Japan and India squirmed," a military news website crowed, referring to the three nations China views as its main rivals. Not long ago, such boasts would have been dismissed as the bravado of a second-string military. No longer. A modernization program focused on naval and missile forces has shifted the balance of power in the Pacific in ways the United States and its allies are only beginning to digest."
- CNBC reports: "The Chinese government will continue implementing measures to cushion the impact from the country's ongoing trade war with the U.S., a top China economist said on Wednesday. U.S. tariffs appear to be affecting the Chinese economy already as the latest manufacturing data show slowing export orders. The trade war's disruption to supply chains could cut 0.7 percentage points from China's growth, said Robin Xing, chief China economist at Morgan Stanley."
- The Wall Street Journal reports: "Asian markets were mixed Wednesday. Japan's Nikkei 225 and Taiwan's Taiex rose by 0.7% and 0.9% apiece, while China's Shanghai Composite Index dipped 0.4%. Results from three of China's biggest four banks suggest its megalenders are holding up well, despite Beijing's efforts to slow the buildup of leverage, and signs of economic strain. On Wednesday, Agricultural Bank of China rose 1.3%, while Bank of China and China Construction Bank fell 0.8% and 0.9% respectively. Larger peer Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has yet to report."
Calendar
- 2018-08-28 China moves to end two-child limit, finishing decades of family planning
- 2018-08-27 China’s new currency policy is a dovish signal in the trade war, analysts say
- 2018-08-26 Trump is right. His trade war with China is causing a huge problem with North Korea
- 2018-08-24 White House Criticizes China Over El Salvador Recognition
- 2018-08-23 Beijing retaliates as new US tariffs kick in on $16 billion of Chinese goods
- 2018-08-22 China Has Appointed a New Propaganda Chief to Polish Its Image Abroad
- 2018-08-21 Companies Warn More China Tariffs Will Cripple Them and Hurt Consumers
- 2018-08-20 China Trade War: Where Are We Now?
- 2018-08-17 US-China trade talks will focus on yuan weakness, experts say
- 2018-08-16 China: Trade talks with the US are back on
News
- CNBC The trade war won't cause any 'major' hit to China's economy, Morgan Stanley says
- The Wall Street Journal Chinese Megalenders Weather Beijing's Credit Crunch
- NPR Trump Claims Without Evidence That China Hacked Clinton Email Server
- Financial Times China's Himin Solar chief confronts local government over debt
- CNBC US-China trade war is starting to hurt our clients, top banking CEO says
- Bloomberg China Traders Sell Record Hong Kong Stocks as Tencent Stings
- CNBC Uber's China counterpart, Didi Chuxing, is facing its own social media backlash
- The Wall Street Journal 'Made in Japan' Is Now Big in China
- The New York Times Pollution May Dim Thinking Skills, Study in China Suggests
- The Wall Street Journal Call for Rohingya Genocide Prosecution to Deepen China's Support of Myanmar
- Daily Intelligencer China Declared Islam a Contagious Disease – and Quarantined 1 Million Muslims
- CNN Beijing rejects Trump's claims that China is behind fentanyl crisis
- Financial Times Chinese police investigate possible data leak from hotel operator
Commentary
- The New York Times With Ships and Missiles, China Is Ready to Challenge U.S. Navy in Pacific
- Bloomberg No Chinese Belt, Road or Bedrooms for Mahathir's Malaysia
- The Wall Street Journal China's Re-education Camps
- Foreign Policy Egypt Loves China's Deep Pockets
- SupChina China's Growing Military Footprint
- Bloomberg How the U.S.-Mexico Pact Could Turn Tables on China