Conditions for Trump-Xi meeting at G-20; Stabilizing the economy and talking down trade war effects; IMF bailout of Pakistan would be tricky for China; Sino-Australian relations; Media censorship

Happy Tuesday, commentary is interspersed below.

You might be interested in a couple of upcoming events:

At 6:00 p.m. EDT today the National Committee on United States - China Relations is hosting a China Town Hall interactive webcast with Dr. Condoleezza Rice. You can watch it here https://www.ncuscr.org/cth

There will be a screening of Hao Wu’s new film The People's Republic of Desire this coming Sunday October 14 at 1:45 in Washington DC. You can get more details at People's Republic of Desire - Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival and Symposium. Here is a trailer: