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In 1st reaction, Xi says ‘no winners in tariff war’, slaps 125% on US imports

Beijing increased its tariffs on US imports to 125% Friday, hitting back against US President Trump’s decision to hike duties on Chinese goods. In his first public reaction on the tariff war, Chinese president Xi Jinping, during a meeting with Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez in Beijing, said, “There are no winners in a tariff war […]

Trump Xi Jinping: Trump told his team China must be the first to reach out to US over tariff war: Report

Donald Trump told his team that China should be the first one making a move in tariff agreement. President Donald Trump told his team that the US will not reach out to China first and that China must be the first to make the move, two senior White House officials told CNN as China slapped […]

Donald Trump: ‘Xi is a smart guy’: Donald Trump praises Chinese president, predicts ‘very good deal’ with China despite tariff standoff

Trump praises Chinese president, predicts ‘very good deal’ with China despite tariff standoff (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday voiced optimism that a deal with China is still within reach, even as tensions between the two superpowers escalated following his decision to raise tariffs on Chinese goods to 125%. Speaking to reporters […]

Boys will be boys: How Elon Musk vs Peter Navarro could unravel Trump presidency | World News

Welcome to The Boys: MAGA Edition — where the egos are superhuman, the damage is bipartisan, and the White House operates like a dysfunctional superhero agency caught between late-stage capitalism and raw ideological spite.At the top of this bizarre pantheon is Donald Trump, swaggering around like Homelander in a red tie, convinced the country can […]

‘Me stabbing Xi’: SNL decodes Donald Trump’s trade tariff formula | World News

On April 5, Saturday Night Live opened with James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump standing at a podium, selling the American public on his latest economic strategy: tariffs, or as he calls them, “short for terrific idea.” The sketch was inspired by Trump’s real-life April 2 press conference, where he used a baffling chart to explain […]

Unprecedented CCP shake-up: Xi’s inner circle gets a jolt

The reshuffle reflects Xi’s broader strategy to eliminate potential rivals. In a first-of-its-kind move, Chinese President Xi Jinping has approved a surprise personnel shuffle within the Communist Party, switching the roles of two Politburo members—Li Ganjie and Shi Taifeng—according to the South China Morning Post. Both men now helm the other’s former departments in what […]