US President Donald Trump has picked top American trade envoy Robert Lighthizer, a China hardliner, to lead the negotiations with China. During the administration of Ronald Reagan, Lighthizer had led ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-07
The long-awaited meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires finally came to pass at the weekend, and the foreign ministers of both nat ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-04
... says: “President Trump and President Xi have agreed to immediately begin negotiations on structural changes with respect to forced technology transfer, intellectual property protection, non-tariff bar ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-03
... nd on the side of economic progress and will use their power to prevent obstruction to government plans for improving people’s livelihoods. The pan-dems meanwhile spend far too much time tilting at wi ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-30
... y the roadside, with its hazard warning lights on, after suffering a breakdown, when the collision took place. As many as 10 ambulances were dispatched to the scene. The coach passengers were employe ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-30
... ark is considered neutral territory, indicating no growth in activity or contraction on a monthly basis. Analysts surveyed by Reuters had forecast the official gauge would hold steady from October’s l ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-30
US President Donald Trump has sent mixed signals about the prospects for a trade deal with China, saying an agreement was close but he was not sure he wanted one, Reuters reports. “I think we’re very ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-30
... hinese President Xi Jinping paid a visit to Hong Kong and Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor assumed office in July last year, the various sectors of society have been getting a better grasp o ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-29
... g been considered juicy targets, helped by the city’s wealth as well as its tight currency peg to the US dollar. For Chinese financial firms, the city has also typically been the first step in realizi ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-28
... to stand side by side with it as they did before. Following Sunday's election outcome, the camp needs to reflect on that fact and take some corrective measures, he said. Lee said he hopes the pan-dem ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-27
... ith US President Donald Trump’s administration targeting China with trade measures that are clearly designed to reduce China’s access to markets and technology, this outcome seems increasingly plausib ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-27
... k with President Donald Trump and Khan trading barbs on Twitter. The attack on the consulate coupled with Saudi Arabia’s financial support is likely to fuel long-standing Chinese concerns that Pakista ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-26
... ce was considered low by fellow developers, demand was still far from strong. The developer announced a further discount of 7 percent on Wednesday. Factoring in the discount, the net offer price would ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-23
... ove which side is telling the truth. Meanwhile, lawmaker Wong Kwok-kin, who represents the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, revealed that the pro-establishment camp had never studied the Liberal ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-23
China on Thursday rejected fresh US accusations of perpetuating “unfair” trade practices, and urged Washington to stop making provocations, Reuters reports. “The US side made new groundless accusation ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-23
... t they considered the patronizing tone of the narrator in the “Eating with Chopsticks” campaign. Compounding the row over the advertisements were screenshots circulating online appearing to show desig ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-22
