2018 December 17
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China has confirmed it will suspend additional tariffs on US made vehicles and auto parts for three months starting Jan. 1, 2019, following a trade truce between the world’s two largest economies. - Read more
China has bought US soybeans for the first time since the trade war between the two countries started in July. US officials hailed China's purchase of 1.13 million tonnes of US soybeans on Thursday as a "great step". - Read more
Sri Lanka’s political crisis appeared to edge toward a resolution Friday when one of the two men claiming to be the country’s rightful prime minister agreed to step down. - Read more
Overall FDI into China in 2018 has been broadly flat, but FDI from Belt and Road countries has grown at 14.9%, outperforming averages significantly. Is Belt and Road becoming a two-way street? - Read more
On China’s 40th anniversary of opening up and reform (改革开放), it is expected that President Xi Jinping will give a major speech commending China’s reform process and outlining new opening up measures. - Read more