The Breakpoint: Education Crackdown, Real Estate Management Regulation, Stock Market Rally, and State Media: Special Weekend Edition of 1 August

Intelligence and Insights on China's government actions, foreign policy, economy, and the capital markets.

A Letter from the Editor:

A week has passed, yet we are still left speculating on the outcomes of the six hour conversation Deputy Secretary of State Sherman and Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng had. 

This week again illustrated the downward spiral that characterizes US-China relations both before and after the Sherman-Xie meeting. Defense Secretary Lloyd A…