BLOG Post #463: The Trump-Xi Conversation: One Step in a Long March 7 Jun 20258 Jul 2025 President Trump finally got his wish for a conversation with Xi Jinping. Or perhaps I should say that President Xi granted Trump an audience. The Chinese leader has no doubt…
BLOG Post #458: Tariff Delusions 11 Apr 202511 Apr 2025 Mindless Tariffs It takes a certain kind of person who celebrates when something occurs that she had predicted would not happen. Likewise, it takes a certain kind of person who…
BLOG Post #437: The Republicans’ “China Week” 16 Sep 20241 Nov 2024 Targeting China “China Week” sounds like a time for celebrating Chinese culture and food. But for Republicans in the House of Representatives, it’s all about politics. They seem to…
BLOG Post #381: Assessing Treasury Secretary Yellen’s Beijing Journey 12 Jul 202316 Jul 2023 Updated version now available on my podcast: https://www.podserve.fm/episodes/106476/87-assessing-treasury-secretary-yellens-china-trip.mp3 Rhetoric and Reality “I believe that my bilateral meetings — which totaled about 10 hours over two days — served as a…