HANOI, Vietnam — President Joe Biden sought to downplay friction with China and insisted he isn’t trying to constrain the country’s rise, even as he spent a weekend in Asia strengthening ties with other countries seen as bulwarks against Chinese economic and military clout. “I don’t want to contain China,” Biden said at a news…
The smartest insight and analysis, from all perspectives, rounded up from around the web: The world’s economic engine is sputtering, said The Economist. When China abandoned its draconian zero Covid controls last year, the expectation was that it “would stage a rapid recovery, even as other countries courted recession.” In fact, China’s economic growth has…
The smartest insight and analysis, from all perspectives, rounded up from around the web: The world’s economic engine is sputtering, said The Economist. When China abandoned its draconian zero Covid controls last year, the expectation was that it “would stage a rapid recovery, even as other countries courted recession.” In fact, China’s economic growth has…
Are Americans ready to get on board with tax reform? Not so much. So far, the early debate over a 2017 tax bill has been an inside-the-Beltway game. But what will happen once the tax debate gets out of Washington? Will it engage a highly polarized and often-confused public? | View caption Hide caption So…
Resilience Europe In birthplace of the beach holiday, where are the tourists? | View caption Hide caption Despite being the original spots for beach getaways, England’s seaside towns can’t compete with today’s cheap foreign tour packages. That is spurring them to rethink their approach to tourism. Though they enjoyed a brief renaissance during the pandemic…