Opinion | The Hidden Cost of Trump’s Trade War on China
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Opinion | The Hidden Cost of Trump’s Trade War on China

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When President Trump placed new tariffs on China this month, he doubled down on one of his top demands on Beijing: to rein in the chemical companies fueling the illicit production and trafficking of fentanyl into the United States. Mr. Trump has long…

Opinion | The Tell-All Book That Facebook Doesn’t Want You to Read
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Opinion | The Tell-All Book That Facebook Doesn’t Want You to Read

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines At first, the misbehavior she alleges is comically petty. She writes about realizing that Zuckerberg’s subordinates are letting him win at the board game the Settlers of Catan. (Another time, when she beats him, he accuses her of cheating.) Sandberg baffles her by…

China Backs Iran in Nuclear Talks, Slams ‘Threat of Force’ From the West
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China Backs Iran in Nuclear Talks, Slams ‘Threat of Force’ From the West

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines China and Russia joined Iran on Friday in urging an end to Western sanctions after President Trump called this week for nuclear talks with Tehran, with both countries denouncing the “threat of force.” After talks in Beijing with the deputy foreign ministers of…

Opinion | America Is Surrounded by Enemies … That We Created
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Opinion | America Is Surrounded by Enemies … That We Created

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Many years ago, I asked a friend who had been hired as a senior foreign policy official what he’d learned in government that he didn’t know beforehand. He replied: “I used to think policy-making was 75 percent about relationships. Now I realize it’s…

Trump’s Big Bet: Americans Will Tolerate Economic Downturn to Restore Manufacturing
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Trump’s Big Bet: Americans Will Tolerate Economic Downturn to Restore Manufacturing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s simultaneous trade wars with Canada, Mexico, China and the European Union amount to a huge economic and political gamble: that Americans will endure months or years of economic pain in return for the distant hope of re-industrializing the American heartland. It…

Trump’s Tariffs and the Backlash From Canada and Other Countries, Explained
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Trump’s Tariffs and the Backlash From Canada and Other Countries, Explained

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump is using tariffs to rewire the global economic order in a flurry of on-again, off-again maneuvers, arguing they will boost U.S. factories and generate revenue. But his strategy has already triggered retaliation from major trading partners, rattled markets and upended diplomatic…

Chinese Warships Circle Australia and Leave It Feeling ‘Near Naked’
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Chinese Warships Circle Australia and Leave It Feeling ‘Near Naked’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For nearly a month, Australian forces were on alert as a flotilla of Chinese navy ships made an unannounced voyage around the continent. The ships sailed in and out of Australia’s exclusive economic zone. They fired live shots near commercial airspace, forcing dozens…

Asian Markets Slide as Global Sell-Off Continues
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Asian Markets Slide as Global Sell-Off Continues

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Fears over the future health of the global economy are continuing to rattle markets around the world, as President Trump’s resolute commitment to hold the line on tariffs fueled investor concerns about inflation and a pullback in consumer spending. After the S&P 500…

What Slowdown? Xi Says China Must Win the Global Tech Race.
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What Slowdown? Xi Says China Must Win the Global Tech Race.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Throughout China’s annual legislative meeting, the national leader Xi Jinping made clear that he wants nothing to hold back his plans for China to march past its rivals by becoming a technological superpower. Not the economic slowdown or heavy local government debt, nor…

China’s Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products Take Effect
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China’s Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products Take Effect

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Beijing began imposing tariffs on Monday on many farm products from the United States, for which China is the largest overseas market. It is the latest escalation of a trade fight between the world’s two largest economies. The Chinese government announced the tariffs…