U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer announced on Oct. 24 a new investigation into whether China upheld the “Phase One” agreement signed toward the end of President Donald Trump’s first term. The probe comes ahead of Trump’s high-stakes 
Beijing’s freshly-released economic goals fail to tackle critical structural issues like overcapacity and escalating U.S. trade disputes that jeopardize China’s economic stability and future growth, according to analysts. China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) 
As China’s Communist Party (CCP) concluded its Fourth Plenum on Oct. 23, state media launched a full-scale propaganda campaign praising the meeting’s official communiqué. While state media touted economic progress, citizens and observers described worsening 
News Analysis The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) Fourth Plenum of the 20th Central Committee opened in Beijing on Oct. 20 without the typical state media fanfare befitting such an event. This information blackout followed the recent purge of nine top