Tim Cheung (@TimCheung)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDMawKotTLo #US #CHINA #Daily Jan 12: Geopolitical Tensions: #Panama, #China, and #Global #Trade Dynamics #中環十一少 Mr.11 12 Jan 2025 As Panama Remembers Bloody Past, A Message For Trump Reuters | January 10, 2025 . . . The president-elect has criticized the cost of moving goods through the canal and derided #Chinese influence in the area. China does not control or administer the canal, but a #subsidiary of #HongKong-based CK #Hutchison Holdings has long managed two ports located on the canal's #Caribbean and #Pacific entrances. Panama has strongly rebuked Trump's threats. "The only hands that control the #canal are #Panamanian and that's how it will continue," Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha told reporters on Tuesday. Ivan Quintero, a 59-year-old university worker attending the march, said no government could take away what Panamanians had fought so long for. US-CHINA NEWS Expect U.S-China Relations To Further 'Break Down' Under #Trump 2.0 Yahoo News | January 10, 2025 Geopolitical tension is among the top market risks that are worrying investors in 2025. Eurasia Group founder and president Ian Bremmer joins Catalysts Co-Host Seana Smith and Madison Mills to discuss his expectations for U.S geopolitical relationships under President-elect Donald Trump. "We do expect that the U.S-China relationship is going to break down from what has been a relationship of no trust under the #Biden administration, but nonetheless a lot of effort to stabilize the relationship. Just in the last year, some 25 high-level bilateral channels [have been] established and regularly engaged in, from the economy to technology and climate to military relations," Bremmer says. "I expect those will mostly break down." China Courts African Allies As Tensions With Europe, U.S Deepen RFI | January 10, 2025 Maintaining a 35-year tradition which sees China's top diplomat visit Africa on the first overseas trip of the year, Wang Yi – who is also a member of the all-powerful Standing Committee of China's #Communist Party – will this week visit Namibia, the Republic of the #Congo, #Chad and #Nigeria. "This is a pillar of the relationship between China and #Africa," said Eric Olander, CEO of the China-#GlobalSouth Project, an #NGO which monitors China's relations with the African continent. "It is surprising that other countries like the United States, France, the #UK, and others have not emulated this tradition, because it's so easy and it is so effective." #Malaysia Must Uphold Neutrality Amid U.S-China Rivalry, Trump's Protectionism Business Times | January 10, 2025 Malaysia must maintain its neutral foreign policy stance to steer clear of U.S-China conflicts while strengthening trade relationships with all nations to mitigate the negative impacts of protectionist measures under the incoming Donald Trump administration. Economists said Malaysia can leverage its #Asean chairmanship to strengthen regional economic integration and expand the bloc's cooperation with all nations in pursuing common development goals and mutual gains from cross-border trade and investment. China's Bold Strategy Targets Economic Slowdown And U.S Tariffs Finimize | January 10, 2025 The People's Bank of China (#PBOC) is set to unleash its strongest monetary policy strategy in a decade, aiming to counter an economic slowdown and anticipated U.S. tariff hikes. China's central bank is going all in to stabilize its economy in tough times. With U.S tariffs looming, the PBOC is implementing a 'moderately loose' policy to boost growth. But with its policy rate at just 1.5%, there's limited room for cuts to interest rates or reserve requirement ratios (#RRR). Analysts predict potential rate cuts of 40 basis points, though caution about risks like asset bubbles and capital flight if credit demand doesn't rise. The bond market's recent rally is already pushing yields lower, possibly unsettling financial markets, according to ANZ's strategist. Amid these monetary moves, business and consumer confidence in China remains low, complicating the policy landscape. Transcript