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French intelligence: China used embassies to undermine sales of France's flagship Rafale fighter jet
China deployed its embassies to spread doubts about the performance of French-made Rafale jets after they saw combat in India and Pakistan's clashes in May, French military and intelligence officials ...
Japan is a case study in how not to cultivate an ally
For decades, the alliance with Japan has been the cornerstone of U.S. security policy in East Asia. There are more than 80 ...
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Washington views its ties with Dhaka through lenses of trade: Michael Kugelman
Bangladesh faces a 37 percent US tariff if it does not work out a trade deal with Washington, said the Foreign Affairs expert ...
Caught Between Tariffs and China, Mexico Adapts to an Unpredictable U.S.
Relying on Asian suppliers is no longer a safe bet for many factories in Mexico. Companies are racing to change, and they are ...
The world could get carved up into these 3 blocs as Trump tariffs fuel deglobalization. Here’s which side each country might join
Wells Fargo sketched out a hypothetical scenario where the world is divided into three trading blocs led by the U.S., China, ...
As Trump pushes Apple to make iPhones in the U.S., Google’s brief effort building smartphones in Texas 12 years ago offers critical lessons
Experts said that costs are too high in the US; that the US has lost its manufacturing capability; and that the US labor ...
U.S. plans AI chip curbs on Malaysia, Thailand over China concerns
A draft rule from the Commerce Department seeks to prevent China — to which the U.S. has effectively banned sales of Nvidia’s ...
Trump’s Tariff Strategy Hits Home First: ‘American Consumers Will Bear the Burden’
Trump’s Vietnam trade deal locks in high tariffs. Analysts warn US consumers may face higher costs as trade partners brace ...
Trump's Vietnam pact takes aim at China — but it raises more questions than answers
The trade pact’s scant details have left economists wondering about what it would mean for the flow of Chinese goods rerouted ...
Why the U.S.-Vietnam ‘Transshipment’ Clause Complicates Trade Tensions with China
At the heart of Trump’s latest trade deal with Vietnam and talks with other trading partners is an effort to counter what he ...
Combined U.S. Deficit With USMCA’s Mexico, Canada Now Tops China’s
The combined U. S. trade deficit with USMCA trade partners Mexico and Canada now exceeds the U.S. deficit with China, ...
Global Markets
--U.S. bond and stock markets are closed Friday for the holiday, but the dollar and bitcoin eased, while stock markets in Asia ended narrowly mixed and were lower at the open in Europe.