Beijing Pledges Fight “To the End” Against U.S. Economic Confrontation – Let...
An announcement from China on Saturday, pledging a full economic war against the United States, will likely not come as a surprise for most CTH readers. However, it does serve as emphasis for our 2017...
View ArticleG7 Breakout Session: “One Bribe One Loan”…
It does not take a deep geopolitical weed-walker to see the background for inviting the African delegation to the Biarritz summit. Here we see the the G7 working session group on ‘partnerships with...
View ArticleFake Panda – China’s Request for “Calm” is Pure Head-Fake From Beijing….
Perhaps President Trump has to play the public pretend game to China’s panda mask presentations, but we do not. The corporate U.S. media are pushing a hard narrative today surrounding claims by Chinese...
View ArticleThe Leverage of Dependency – Chinese Manufacturers Admit Without U.S. Market...
An interesting article in the South China Morning Post outlines how Chinese companies producing everything from canned mandarin oranges, to mid and high-tier furniture, cannot sustain a business model...
View ArticleRage Against The Regime – Hong Kong Demonstrators Keep Resisting Beijing...
The protests and demonstrations began in mid-June, centered around the now-suspended extradition bill that would have allowed people in Hong Kong to be sent to mainland China for trial in courts...
View ArticlePanda Games – China Files WTO Complaint Against U.S. Tariffs…
After benefiting from ridiculous preferential treatment by the World Trade Organization under “emerging nation” status for the past two decades, Beijing now turns to the WTO and files a complaint...
View ArticleMore Panda/Wall Street Head-Faking: Beijing Announces October Trade Talks...
CTH readers are well versed in the dynamics of the Panda mask -vs- Dragon motives of China. Therefore we are able to discuss events without the MSM financial filter; which is narrated specifically to...
View ArticleGerman Industrial Orders Plunge – The Surface Reason is China – The...
Boy howdy if ever there was an article that showed the layers and ramifications of President Trump’s global trade reset, this is a good one. The multinational media do not want American voters to...
View ArticleMerkel Takes Her Tin Cup to China…
As if, on cue: . CTH – […] The problem for China, and ultimately for Germany, is that Trump’s trade reset has stopped a big amount of U.S. wealth from arriving in Beijing. Simultaneously, Beijing is...
View ArticleSecretary Steven Mnuchin Discusses Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Reform, China...
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin appears for an interview with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to return privatization to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the state of the...
View ArticlePresident Trump Delays China Tariff Increase Until October 15th….
Amid new reports of U.S. companies initiating a rapid exodus from China, President Trump has announced the delay of the next round of tariff increases on Chinese goods from October 1st to October 15th....
View ArticleSanctimonious and Disrespectful Neil Cavuto Defends Wall Street Chinese...
Fox News host Neil Cavuto is well known for broadcasting an hour long infomercial for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Wall Street daily. White House manufacturing and trade advisor Peter Navarro...
View ArticlePanda Hungry – China Buys Soybeans, Exempts Pork and Beans From Additional...
In a quiet admission of food dependency, China purchased 600,000 tonnes of soybeans yesterday (link), and simultaneously announced that U.S. pork and soybean imports would be exempt from further tariff...
View ArticleSteve Bannon Speaks About China…
Former WH strategist, Steve Bannon, appears in DC at a “Clear and Present Danger China” event to discuss China. The first half of the Bannon’s presentation reflects why he had to leave the white house;...
View ArticleUnofficial Emissary – Michael Pillsbury Heads to China…
The dance with the dragon is a complex geopolitical relationship between two large economies. China’s view within the dynamic is shaped by their own internal ideology and outlook. The panda mask...
View ArticlePillsbury Warns Beijing – Things Could Get Worse: “tariffs could go to 50...
Michael Pillsbury traveled to Hong Kong recently to help explain the goals and objectives of President Trump’s U.S-China trade position. During an interview, Mr. Pillsbury warns Beijing interests not...
View ArticlePresident Trump Tells China Only a Full Trade Deal, No Partials – Pouting...
For the past several weeks China has been hoping to divide the trade dispute into two tracks thereby separating trade issues related to U.S. national security. Beijing wants, heck needs, the simple...
View ArticleTreasury Secretary Mnuchin Discusses The Status of U.S-China Trade Negotiations…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin talks to FOX Business’ Lou Dobbs about the current status of U.S-China trade negotiations. Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer have been...
View ArticleWhite House Considering Block or Restrictions on U.S. Investments in China…
There are two aspects to this recent story: the visible surface issue; and the unspoken issue below the surface. In essence, there’s more here than most will recognize at first blush. The surface...
View ArticleSecretary Wilbur Ross Discusses Potential Trade-Deal with India…
In the bigger picture… Within the trade team, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is positioned with primary responsibility toward the EU and India. Ross clear-cuts through the politics, explains Trump’s...
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