Wednesday Jul 26, 2023

GDP growth falls short, and John Kerry and Henry Kissinger call on China

China’s GDP grew 6.3% in the second quarter year-on-year. While that may look good on the surface, it was actually below analyst estimates and reflected weak year-ago numbers during the two-month Shanghai lockdown. Is more economic stimulus needed? And can Beijing use its old tools to fix these new problems? And U.S. climate envoy John Kerry comes calling on China for climate talks. But former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger steals the show with his own China visit, winning an audience with President Xi Jinping. What is it that the Chinese love so much about Kissinger?

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