Chinese President Xi Jinping

The yuan has fallen sharply since mid-October and slid Thursday after a media report said authorities were considering letting it depreciate in response to the threat of a trade war with the US.

While China’s economy has shown signs of stabilising in recent months, looming US tariffs, however, have dented the prospects of exports and added pressure to the world’s second-largest economy.

Does the China market offer a safe haven when the US market is shuddering and the Japanese market is collapsing?

Xi has signalled how growth is indeed a priority for China, to turn it into a “medium-level developed country” by 2035.

The upcoming National Congress could see policies friendlier to markets. Despite this, investors should focus on the long game.

“Each country is unique with its own history, culture and social system, and none is superior to the other,” says Xi.

Will President-elect Biden repair all the damage to US-China ties he will inherit from Trump? Not quite.

Countries will find the need to engage in a different environment defined largely by China’s revised place in the world

China's Fifth Plenum deserves attention

China’s overseas investments were already beginning to tail off and consolidate before the virus brought the country’s industry to a standstill.