THE THIRD EAR CHRIS LONSDALE has lived and worked in Asia for a quarter-century. After studying psychology in New Zealand, where he spent the first 20 years of his life, he travelled to Beijing just after China opened to the West. An initial fascination with Chinese language and culture ...
Donald Trump again proved the power of a tweet, cautioning China to remember that he is “a Tariff Man” ; American and Asian stockmarkets tumbled. Then Ms Meng’s arrest threatened a truce Mr Trump had seemed to strike with Xi Jinping at the G20, rattling markets again. To ca ...