China’s Stock Market Volatility Heightens Xi’s Political Risks
Xi Jinping and the CCP face a dilemma on how to handle the stock market situation.
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Personnel Watch: An Updated Vice Premier Candidate Forecast
◎ If the vice premier list is more or less decided, then former anti-corruption chief Wang Qishan stands a higher chance of becoming Chinese vice president.
Political Risk Watch: Decoding the State Council’s New State-owned Asset Management Report Requirement
◎ The introduction of the new State Council state asset supervision requirement signals trouble for the Jiang faction.
China’s Commerce Ministry Tightens North Korea Sanctions After Release of ‘Secret Document’
◎ The trade restrictions include a complete ban on steel, industrial machinery and vehicles exports to North Korea, as well as limited exports of crude oil and petroleum.
Personnel Watch: January Reshuffle Sees Once Vacant Key Provincial Posts Filled
◎ Xi has made sweeping personnel reshuffles like the recent one at least twice since he took office in 2012.
Elite Politics Watch: Decoding China’s ‘Secret Document’ on North Korea
◎ We’ve identified nine questionable points about the “secret document.”
Trump’s National Security Strategy a Timely Counter to China’s Expansionism
◎ Trump’s NSS correctly identifies the challenge posed by “competitor” China to America’s domestic security and global influence.
China in 2018: Seven Points to Watch
◎ There is a rising probability that China will face charging gray rhinos and encounter black swans in 2018.
Increasing Odds of War on Korean Peninsula Could Inspire Internal Action Against Kim Jong Un
◎ Kim Jong Un purging his former top advisor could unsettle his other senior officials.
Behind Trump and Xi’s ‘Great Chemistry’
◎ When talking about China, President Donald Trump usually brings up his cordial friendship with Xi Jinping.