China Faces Greater Risks as US Increases Pressure
Mounting geopolitical and economic risks for the PRC will eventually transform into political risks for the Xi leadership.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics Watch: Is the PRC Isolating Taiwan, or is the PRC Being Isolated?
◎ America prioritizing its relations with the ROC over the PRC is a return to the post-WWII, pre-Nixon state of affairs.
Geopolitics Watch: The CCP Misreads America’s China Policy Revolution
◎ The CCP appears to be gambling that U.S. domestic elections play out in a manner that allows it to avoid a consequential clash with America.
Geopolitics Watch: With EU Deal, Trump Advances Another Step in Reshaping CCP-Hijacked World Order
◎ The new U.S.-EU trade agreement, while still being finalized, would likely come to be seen as a watershed in Trump’s effort to rebuild the global order.
Geopolitics Watch: Korean Peninsula Denuke and Peace Could Hinge on US-North Korea Trust
◎ The timing and tempo of the U.S. strategies is vital to ensure mission success.
Geopolitics Watch: What North Korea, China ‘Backslide’ Means for Denuclearization, Sino-US Trade
◎ What we are seeing from Beijing and Pyongyang is textbook communist regime negotiation tactics.
Geopolitics Watch: Will Xi Really Strike Back at the US in Trade Clash?
◎ Xi is posturing for the moment, but future action depends on U.S. action.
Geopolitics Watch: Sino-US Trade Conflict a Catalyst for Big Change in China
◎ We believe that a full-blown Sino-U.S. trade war is the catalyst that would set China on the path of tremendous change.
Geopolitics Watch: The Potentially Dire Implications of US Tariffs on China
◎ We examine the “worst-case scenario” of what the implementation of U.S. tariffs might mean for America, China, and North Korea.
Geopolitics Watch: Pompeo Meeting with Xi Forebodes Trade War Truce
◎ Trump could still press ahead with tariffs or reduced tariffs on June 15 if there is a lack of mutual trust between the two sides.