China’s Crisis of Confidence

China’s economy, long in decline, is now in freefall —thanks to Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s mismanagement. Case in point: This year, the U.S. economy is forecast to grow faster than China’s for the first time since 1976, with strong indications that China has entered a prolonged era of slow growth. […]

U.S. and China Trade Taiwan Barbs in Singapore

If you would like to receive Morning Brief in your inbox every weekday, please sign up here . Welcome to today’s Morning Brief, looking at U.S.-China tensions over Taiwan, French parliamentary elections, the world this week, and more news worth following from around the world. Welcome to today’s Morning Brief, […]