The view that the Chinese leadership was desperate to negotiate a trade deal, to avoid economic pain that could destabilize Chinese society and threaten the Chinese Communist Party’s monopoly on power, is common among China hawks in the United States. This analysis is partly accurate, but it has led many to draw false conclusions.

China said it is “evaluating” repeated approaches by senior US officials to start trade talks, but insisted negotiations can only begin if Washington removed tariffs first. If

But the threat of war with nearby India has emptied its hotels. Gunmen last week killed 26 people in the Indian resort town of Pahalgam, fueling tensions between the nuclear-armed nations after India blamed Pakistan for the attack,

Neelum Valley in northern Pakistan attracts some 300,000 tourists each summer who marvel at its natural beauty