Year of the Rat starts with shaky US-China trade deal Strategic conflict has much bigger issues at stake than manufacturing
2020 look ahead: China will be punching bag in US presidential election Donald Trump and Democratic rival can compete to see who is tougher on Beijing
Chinese Communist Party plenum offers no solutions to Xi's problems Communique did not discuss how to end Hong Kong protests or US trade war
People's Republic of China's 70th anniversary demands honest reflection Xi Jinping must face up to Maoism's failures and avoid repeating them
Democrats need a China strategy to replace Trump's aggressive policy US must unite at home before it can realistically face up to Beijing
Chinese leaders' Beidaihe gathering will offer muddle, not answers Hong Kong protests and US trade war on agenda for Xi Jinping and Politburo
Xi faces unpalatable choices on trade, politics and Hong Kong Hard approach would temporarily bolster Beijing's authority but risk long term costs
China is courting trouble in Hong Kong Beijing risks goading US into revoking city's economic and financial privileges
Tiananmen and the end of Chinese enlightenment Thirty years on, Beijing's leaders will struggle to suppress liberal ideas if economy runs into trouble
China must stop fanning the flames of anti-American nationalism Beijing risks creating unrealistic domestic expectations that could boost tensions with US
Xi right to play for time in trade war with Trump Beijing set to win breathing space as it mulls confrontation versus cooperation
Beijing's credibility deficit Xi cannot win business people's confidence without economic and political liberalization
Will China let Belt and Road die quietly? Xi's global investment program faces domestic criticism amid economic and fiscal worries
Xi should accelerate drive to help private business To revive slowing economy, cut the burdens of bureaucracy and bribery
China takes growing risks with tough Taiwan policy Unless Beijing stops escalating tensions, violent conflict may erupt
China in 2019 -- reform or staying the course? Xi's Deng anniversary speech suggests reform prospects will fade
The party turns sour for Xi Celebration of 40th anniversary of China's economic reforms marked by rare dissent
Trump must abandon Trumpism to prevail in a new cold war US president's brash unilateralism alienates the allies he needs to win against China
US and China face growing risk of military clashes as conflict intensifies Washington-Beijing ties threaten to get much worse before they can possibly be stabilized
The mysterious Mr Wu and the growing threat to China's private companies To revive the economy and survive the trade war, Beijing must stop favoring state groups
