China's lopsided trade flows and Xi Jinping's focus on manufacturing may represent the biggest danger to the global economy, according to former Treasury official Brad Setser. But he added that President Donald Trump's tariffs are not the solution and could even make matters worse,

The Chinese and Russian leaders reaffirmed their relationship in a video call on Monday, an apparent rebuff to the idea that the Trump administration could drive a wedge between them.

It’s 12 years since Xi Jinping launched his crackdown on graft with a promise to catch “flies” as well as “tigers”. Since then, inspectors have disciplined six million officials. Yet last month the Chinese leader warned corruption was still on the rise and remained the “biggest threat” to the ruling Communist Party.

The economic challenge posed by China to the United States, which was previously the leading partner of Latin America, is now a reality, as noted by Latin American media. China is challenging U.S. hegemony in the region,