Trump And A "Free and Open Indo-Pacific", Xi Keeps Promoting Allies And Breaking Norms; Pandas As Geopolitical Fur Balls--Sinocism Weekly 11.04.17

Happy Saturday...President Trump has started his weekend in Asia, where he will be for the next 11 days visiting Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. The expectations seem so low that perhaps anything short of triggering a trade or hot war will be considered a success?

I have a couple of big announcements to make.

First, this free weekly newsletter is moving to a much bigger platform. Starting November 10 the weekly version will go out in partnership with Axios, as the "Axios China" Newsletter by Bill Bishop of Sinocism. Look for a welcome e-mail next week from Axios. Going forward the format of the weekly newsletter will follow the pithy, concise Axios style.

Second, the rates for the daily version of The Sinocism China Newsletter are increasing on November 18 from $11/month or $118/year to $15/month or $168/year. Anyone who has signed up under the loyal subscriber charter rate before November 18 will have the lower monthly or annual rates locked in at least through 2…