LIVEMINT The buzz in investment circles is how a newly supersized Chinese president—perhaps even holding power for life—will get a handle on Beijing’s excesses Apr 20 2018 William Pesek In the space of 15 months, the “Donald Trump trade” went from bullish euphoria to complete puzzlement. Might market excitement over Xi Jinping follow a similar
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ASIA TIMES Donald Trump’s view of Asia is stuck in the past. This is as problematic for Shinzo Abe as it is for Xi Jinping By WILLIAM PESEK APRIL 21, 2018 Michael Crichton’s 1992 novel Rising Sun about Japan ruling the global economy was one of the all-time “missed-the-moment” moments. By the time it hit bookstores, Japan’s 1980s
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POLITICO Why Japan Is Begging Trump for Help By WILLIAM PESEK Escaping overseas as scandals explode at home is perhaps the oldest of political strategies. Japan’s Shinzo Abe hopes to make it seem new again as he arrives at Mar-a-Lago this week. There are few better distractions—or shinier objects—than President Donald Trump. And Prime Minister
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FORBES As China And Japan Talk, Has Donald Trump Brought Asia’s ‘Frenemies’ Together? William Pesek Mr. Pesek is a Tokyo-based journalist and the author of “Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan’s Lost Decades.” Even his most ardent supporters never thought one of the things Donald Trump might “make great again” would be Japan-China relations. In 15
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