The entire world, since the beginning of this November month, was turning its eyes at the United States and was wondering about the respective chances of both candidates. No election in the past had attracted such an impact, for two reasons: the result has been undecided until the end, with swings at every incident and the personality of one of the two candidates  fascinates some and scares the others. Nobody can predict the economic consequences of the election of Donald Trump. This uncertainty carries heavy consequences and will last until January when the transfer of power between Barack Obama and ...

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In China, nothing or just about, occurs by chance. So the choice of the city of Hangzhou to host heads of states participating to the G20 Summit, has a deep sense. This city was China capital during the Song dynasty, at a time when the country was starting to attract attention from the West. Then it was put in the shade by Beijing, of course, and, much later, by its neighbor, Shanghai, which became, from the 19^th century, the economic hub of the country. But it was in Hangzhou, during the seventies, that secret discussions took place between Henry ...

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Just 50 years ago, the Cultural Revolution was starting. It was praised in France, at that time. Alain Peyrefitte, in his book “When China wakes up” concludes that” the Chinese revolution constitutes definitely the most extraordinary experience of the time being … and maybe of anytime”. Valery Giscard d’Estaing commented Mao Zedong death with these words: “a worldwide mind lighthouse has been switch off”.  Since that period, Chinese leaders took their distances in qualifying his records as a success for 70% and a failure for 30% and the People Daily, last week went further:” History has proven that the Cultural ...

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