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Kim Asks for 2nd Summit With Trump, Promises Swift Surrender of Nuclear Arsenal…

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Even though North Korea has reneged on similar promises in the past, Kim Jong Un’s promise to allow international observers into the isolated country to monitor the dismantling of the North’s Yongbyon nuclear reactor and several missile-launching sites has apparently persuaded the US to restart negotiations to drop sanctions against the regime after they stalled […]

China Retaliates After US Imposes New $200 Billion Tariffs…

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The latest US salvo against China has escalated the threat of a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. China has responded by announcing countermeasures affecting up to $60 billion worth of US exports. The United States has announced fresh tariffs on $200 billion (€171 billion) worth of Chinese goods, spooking markets worried about […]

Report: Canada Comfortable Resisting Trump by Intentionally Missing Trade Negotiation Timeline…

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According to a CBC article citing a “Senior Canadian Official”, the Trudeau government is completely “comfortable” missing an October 1st deadline to join the U.S-Mexico trade alliance: …”The source who spoke to CBC News on background, due to the sensitivity of the talks, said the external political pressure “is not a good enough reason,” for […]

U.S. Offer of New China Trade Talks Should Be Taken Seriously…

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The U.S. decision this week to invite Chinese trade negotiators back for another round of talks could prove to be just another failed effort on the road to an escalating trade war. But more likely, it will instead be the start of a months-long — indeed perhaps years-long — effort to find a new accommodation […]

What If China Sets Up a Naval Base in Venezuela?…

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Might China strike a deal to establish a military base in Venezuela? If so, what would that mean for U.S. security interests? I ask the questions in light of Venezuelan President Nicolas ‘the Mad Rabbit’ Maduro’s ongoing visit to Beijing. Seeking new Chinese loans to prop up his decrepit, hyperinflated economy, Maduro is in full […]

Google China Prototype Links Searches to Phone Numbers…

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Google built a prototype of a censored search engine for China that links users’ searches to their personal phone numbers, thus making it easier for the Chinese government to monitor people’s queries, The Intercept can reveal. The search engine, codenamed Dragonfly, was designed for Android devices, and would remove content deemed sensitive by China’s ruling […]

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