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Trump’s China gamble exposes Western weakness as Xi asserts strategic dominance
The art of the deal has a new canvas. It is Beijing. And the West is not in the frame. Donald Trump’s tariff salvo, launched with characteristic fanfare, was meant to force Xi Jinping to the table. In...

Trump-Xi truce: UK must guard trade lanes amid superpower détente
A fragile truce between Washington and Beijing has been brokered. The details remain blurry, but the message for Whiteha...

LIVE: Trump-Xi truce under strain as UK brokers back-channel talks
The fragile trade truce between Washington and Beijing is fracturing. I am told that British intelligence assets have be...
























