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Chinese leader Xi Jinping was angry, and President Trump was listening. Days after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi outraged China by suggesting a Chinese attack on Taiwan could mobilize a Tokyo military response, Xi spent half of an hourlong phone call with Trump, people briefed on the matter said, hammering …
It was the kind of contradiction only the American financial machine could pull off. A dollar gaining strength while the nation bleeds money. A currency rising even as the balance sheet tilts further out of control. But this isn’t strength born from stability. It’s a balancing act. A tightrope stretched …
“XI LAUNCHES CHARM OFFENSIVE AS TRUMP TARIFFS RATTLE ASIA China’s leader is swooping into Malaysia, Vietnam, and Cambodia right when Trump’s import taxes have regional economies sweating. Xi’s message couldn’t be clearer: Beijing offers stability while Washington brings chaos. No blockbuster deals expected as host nations carefully balance relations between …