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Trump’s Possible Visit to China in the Year of the Horse: Markets, Power, and a Fragile Order

Trump’s Possible Visit to China in the Year of the Horse: Markets, Power, and a Fragile Order
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump (R) attend talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Edward Chin
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Happy Chinese New Year of the Horse. The Horse symbolizes speed, strength, and decisive forward movement. Yet in today’s geopolitical landscape, speed without discipline can destabilize fragile balances.

Edward Chin
Edward Chin
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Edward Chin was formerly country head of a UK publicly listed hedge fund, the largest of its kind measured by asset under management. Outside the hedge funds space, Chin is the convenor of the 2047 Hong Kong Monitor and a senior adviser of Reporters Without Borders. Chin studied speech communication at the University of Minnesota and received his MBA from the University of Toronto.
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