The National People’s Congress is one of two big annual meetings in the Chinese calendar—the other being the party’s annual plenary session usually held in October. For decades, the NPC has... Read more
They always say it comes before a storm, but the most notable thing about news these days compared to prior to Jan 20 is that it is not so frightening to open it up, and developments general... Read more
The Lunar New Year kicked off with a healthy consumer spending spree by Chinese citizens relieved that they are not facing the unknowns of virus lockdowns in places like Minnesota and Munich... Read more
The new US president has been busy, but he finally got around to making a more categorical statement on China, which was generally robust without being too specific—probably the right approa... Read more
Biden has been US president for 10 days or so now, and we’re starting to get a clearer sense of the direction of US-China relations, or at least we now have some data and announcement points... Read more
