Weekly Top News - 2018 October 28
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An international Silk Road university consortium, comprised of over 60 universities from 17 countries and regions along the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, was in Xiamen. - Read more
Xi Jinping visited Guangdong this week. His visit gave mixed signals – simultaneously talking of the importance of state sector and market. Many who saw his visit as a moment to announce a new wave of reform were disappointed. - Read more
Shinzo Abe and Xi Jinping met in Beijing, the first visit of a Japanese PM to China in 7 years. The visit announced new big deals, and was portrayed as a turning point in the relationship of both countries. - Read more
The number of big-ticket foreign investment deals into China has been on the rise this year. Exxon have invested into an LNG terminal, BMW will expand production, Tesla will build manufacturing facilities. - Read more