From theMedia
A China Hawk Gains Prominence as Trump Confronts Xi on Trade
THE NEW YORK TIMES
WASHINGTON — Michael Pillsbury had just finished a rib-eye salad at the Cosmos Club on Tuesday when he received a text message from the White House: “The president is trying to reach you. Call back.”
A day later, Mr. Pillsbury huddled in the Oval Office with President Trump and senior members of the White House economic team ahead of a pivotal weekend meeting in Argentina between Mr. Trump and President Xi Jinping of China.
Read the full article here.
The China hawk who captured Trump’s ‘very, very large brain’
POLITICO
Washington veteran Michael Pillsbury has quietly become a key figure behind Trump’s confrontational China policy, to the dismay of Beijing — and some fellow China experts.
A day before President Donald Trump departed for the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, several top officials gathered in the Oval Office to strategize about Trump’s highly anticipated meeting there with China’s president.
Read the full article here.
There’s No Cold War With China, Says Trump’s Hawkish Adviser
BLOOMBERG
Michael Pillsbury has rock solid credentials as a China hawk. He’s been called the “leading authority” on America’s trade war opponent by none other than President Donald Trump.
So when Pillsbury says that U.S.-China relations are in fact improving, and will likely get even better after Trump meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday, it’s worth paying attention –- especially for investors alarmed by the trade standoff between the world’s biggest economies.
Read the full article here.