Asia Daily Briefing - Adrift in Beijing August 8, 2019

	CHINA UP CLOSE:  China's power struggle  lies  behind global market  turmoil A power struggle has prevented  China from updating its basic  policy on long-term economic management for almost a year  -- a point many are overlooking this week as the trade war with  the U.S. escalates, the yuan  weakens and the global markets reel.
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