China s economy is expected to slow down ahead of the ruling Communist Party s twice-a-decade congress in fall 2022 as President Xi Jinping s radical "zero corona" policy and socialist ambition are set to choke private spending in the country.
China's economy could slow ahead of the ruling Communist Party's twice-a-decade congress this fall as President Xi Jinping's coronavirus policies and socialist ambitions take their toll.
An acceleration of Sino-U.S. tensions may jeopardize the security environment in East Asia in 2022 ahead of key political events in the world's two major powers, making circumstances surrounding Taiwan and North Korea more volatile. Relations between Beijing and Washington would deteriorate further as U.S. President Joe Biden is set…