Friday Morning

Headlines & Editorials

• Obama’s Asian Adventure: The President seems better at reassuring America’s enemies than its friends – Economist
• WTO warns, Gold rises, IMF talks, UK loses credibility – Seeking Alpha
• Trade is big in Asia. Too bad America lacks a trade policy – Washington Post
• Medvedev call for economic reform in Russia – BBC News
• The Dems: the Money Man’s Best friend? – Nation
• The China dollar – National Post
• Chavez’s economic problems turn nasty in Venezuela – Atlantic Monthly
• China’s export pickup still slow due to cautious Christmas shopping season – China Stakes
• Home-Purchase Index in US plunges to lowest levels since 2000 – Bloomberg

Obama in China

• An Agenda for Obama in China – WSJ
• Beijing, Global Free Rider – Foreign Policy
• Can Hu and Obama get on the same page? – Daily Telegraph
• China and nuclear proliferation – Washington Post
• China cautions Obama on meeting Dalai Lama – AP/RCW