Christmas Truce – US China Trade Deal Thoughts
What does the announced “Phase One” trade deal between China and the US really mean? Monocle radio spoke with former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and me.
Must The Dragon Have Two Eyes? – Some Gloomy Thoughts on Hong Kong’s Future
I contributed this to China File. The full conversation is here. By David Schlesinger “The dragon must have two eyes.” This was the inevitable, hopeful refrain whenever I interviewed Hong Kong businessmen in the 1980s, during the long and tortured handover negotiations. Their point was that while Shanghai might flourish, Hong Kong’s sophistication and internationalism..
Torn Between Two Lovers – US, China Woo ASEAN
As the 10-member ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ summit in Bangkok starts, the real action is how China and the United States interact with the trade block. I discussed with Monocle radio:
Marco Polo Redux – I Discuss Italy’s Plans to Join China’s “Belt and Road”
Italy may be set to be the first G7 nation to join China’s ambitious and huge Belt and Road Initiative. I discussed the implications with Monocle radio.
Rollercoaster: predictions for 2019 and a look back to what I said in 2018
Making predictions is fools’ work, but every year Robert Ciemniak of Real Estate Foresight Ltd. asks me to put my neck out for his China Property Outlook seminar. Here’s my January 2019 view, with a look back to 12 months earlier
Truth, Safety and Fake News – Ressa, Spicer and Schlesinger debate in Doha
The Doha Forum and Al Jazeera asked Maria Ressa, Time Magazine’s person of the year, Sean Spicer, Donald Trump’s first press secretary, and me to debate to debate the current parlous state of journalism – from journalists being murdered, arrested, harassed and targeted for their reporting to fake news charges poisoning the whole ground of..
Blockchain and Media: Threats and Opportunities
Reuters Media interviewed me on the threats and opportunities the blockchain poses for media companies and journalists. Watch the whole piece here
US-China – a relationship going sour
Like partners in a bad relationship, the US and China can’t find much right with each other these days. I discuss with Monocle radio:
New Brand, Full Transparency – My Thoughts On Google in China
I published the following in the Nikkei Asian Review here The full text is below: Pity America’s poor internet giants, struggling to add big growth onto already bloated and maturing customer bases! Where must their gaze naturally fall but the promised land of China: so big, so enticing, yet so closed to them and so..
Trump’s Head-Spinning ZTE Tweet Is All About Getting The Win
Donald Trump tweets about China’s tech company ZTE and suddenly the door to corporate death-row is thrown open. What’s going on? And how does it fit with the looming Sino-US trade talks and the situation on the Korean peninsula? I discussed these issues with Monocle radio’s The Globalist program. The whole program is available here..