Editors note: Is Chairman Xi setting his sights on consuming Hong Kong next? TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwanese officials in Hong Kong have been told their visas will not be renewed unless they sign a document supporting Beijing’s claim to Taiwan under its “one China” policy, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.…

Editor’s Note: PPE is increasingly re-shoring. But need much more with hard-nosed industrial policy and tariffs on foreign suppliers who would erode domestic market share. American companies like 3M, Honeywell and Prestige Ameritech are investing in domestic production of masks [Austen Hufford | July 17, 2020 | WSJ] The Covid-19 pandemic has unraveled the global…

Editor’s Note: The business press is starting to turn its attention to the fact that China decoupling will happen. It’ll take work for corporate America to set up new supply chains and develop new consumers, but then again, the Chinese market took work, too.  [Michael Schuman | July 14, 2020 | Bloomberg] China was supposed to…

Editors note: The Canadian government has lost its mind.  The government of Canada has awarded an estimated $6.8 million contract to a state-owned Chinese company to supply security equipment for 170 embassies, consulates and high commissions around the globe. [John Ivison | July 17, 2020 | National Post] The contract for conveyor-style X-ray machines was…