Betraying Self-Designation China’s Communist Party is celebrating what it called a “complete victory” over extreme poverty in the country. President Xi Jinping credited the socialist system for “guarantees against risks, challenges and difficulties.” The People’s Daily newspaper proclaimed that, “General Secretary Xi Jinping has stood at the strategic height of building a well-off society in an all-around way and realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” A “well-off” society with guarantees against difficulties should not concurrently designate itself a developing country in need of special and differential treatment under international trade la...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
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