A commentary piece in the South China Morning Post

The bottom line in it:

  • Hope is again in the air with upcoming talks between negotiators from China and the United States about the ongoing trade war.
  • But developments over the past few months in Beijing, Washington and Hong Kong should make it clear that the conflict is about much more than just trade, and a couple of days of face-to-face meetings cannot resolve much, if anything.

I'm in that camp also, and I have to wonder that after all the false hopes we've been fed why isn't everyone? Still, this time could be different, right? (no)

Link is here for more, its quite a long article.

A commentary piece in the South China Morning Post