Education or espionage? A Chinese student takes his homework home to China

SHENZHEN, China — Meet the man dubbed China’s Elon Musk, Ruopeng Liu. Like Musk, he’s working on sending people into space, and has already sent them flying. He’s the man behind jet-powered surfboards, and is a multi-billionaire at just 35 years old. [Cynthia McFadden, Aliza Nadi and Courtney McGee | Jul 24, 2018 | NBC News] “We…

Text of joint U.S.-E.U. statement on trade

The following is the text of the joint statement after President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s meeting: [July 25, 2018 | MarketWatch] “We met today in Washington, D.C. to launch a new phase in the relationship between the United States and the European Union – a phase of close friendship, of strong…