Derek Scissors

Resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Chief economist, China Beige Book

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Last Chance for Republicans on China https://t.co/0LCgaj1qwK

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China in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Facts About Investing and Building https://t.co/j44rdPrLlN

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Ways China’s Latest GDP Claim Is . . . Odd https://t.co/wgShklfDqm

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China’s Nonsense on Investing Overseas
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India’s Growth Outperforms, Says India https://t.co/iN8DixYzGQ

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China Trade: President Trump Is Trapping Himself https://t.co/U4bbkphduN

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The China Global Investment Tracker (CGIT) is the most complete public record of China’s investment and construction globally.

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China’s Outbound Investment Shrugs Off the Iran War. https://t.co/UfG1x5Mq04

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How Long Has China’s Economy Been This Weak? https://t.co/bQJXxdhvC3

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Numbers That Crunch President Trump https://t.co/oV3lXoPL0m

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We’re Letting China Steal Our Future https://t.co/NR4Fm8ifUV

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India’s Unconvincing Economic Facade https://t.co/mySyKQAkmu

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Perhaps more surprising: in the short term, China’s purely domestic economy may have been shrinking for at least two years. (4/4)

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Recession with Chinese Characteristics https://t.co/V8ywAZ7t9d (1/4)

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Due to policy choices and demography, China’s long-term economic future is grim. (3/4)

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A mainstay issue being suspiciously soft-played is pharmaceuticals.

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The US Takes the Easy Road on China https://t.co/IbAcWAPf3O

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The President’s long-standing chase for China deals has pushed the US to avoid hard choices, only to get burned later.