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Canada and Philippines will sign a key defense pact to boost combat drills and military ties

Canada and the Philippines, both vocal critics of China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the South China Sea, have concluded negotiations for a key defense pact that will allow their forces to hold large combat exercises and intensify defense cooperation

The Independent UK

Trump to sign order barring student loan forgiveness for public servants engaged in ‘improper activities’ – as it happened

Order would affect Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, while Musk reportedly squabbled with Trump cabinet secretaries over firings. This blog is now closed.

The Guardian - US

S&P Futures Gain With Focus on Key U.S. Jobs Report and Powell Speech

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are trending up +0.35% this morning as investors look ahead to the all-important U.S. payrolls report and remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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Trump: End of the American century

William McKinley seems obscure now — but the Trump team wants to bring back his Gilded Age imperialism

Salon

Toyota unveils an all-electric SUV in China that's priced to compete with Chinese automakers

The bZ3X, developed by GAC Toyota, was reportedly so popular it crashed the company's servers.

Fortune

China's top diplomat blasts Trump tariffs as 'meeting good with evil' and worries about a return to 'the law of the jungle'

"If you use only pressure, China will firmly counter."

Fortune

China's exports and imports weaken in Jan-Feb as demand slides amid global trade uncertainty

China has reported that its exports rose a less-than-expected 2.3% in January and February from a year earlier while imports fell more than 8% in a slow start to a year dogged by uncertainty over U.S. tariffs and other policies

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China’s foreign minister condemns US imposition of tariffs as ‘two-faced’

Wang Yi hits out at 20% levy on Chinese goods and warns ‘law of the jungle’ could emerge from Donald Trump’s policy

The Guardian - UK

China FM vows to fight Trump tariffs, says US is ‘meeting good with evil’

Foreign Minister Wang says China has been helping US fight its fentanyl crisis, which Trump blamed for imposing tariffs.

Al Jazeera

China's foreign minister blasts the US over tariffs at his annual meeting with journalists

Along with fulminating against the United States, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi reasserted China’s South China Sea claims, blasted Japan for its past aggression and covered a wide range of other issues during his annual meeting with journalists

The Independent UK

US unemployment rate rises to 4.1% as economy added 151,000 new jobs in February – as it happened

US dollar hits four-month low after February’s US jobs report shows rise in jobless rate and hiring

The Guardian - UK

DRC mineral contract with China slammed by NGOs citing 'major losses'

A controversial mining deal between the DRC and China has come under the spotlight, as NGOs and civil society groups warn of financial losses and lack of transparency, one year after the 'contract of the century' was updated.

Radio France Internationale

Taiwan hails ‘historic’ TSMC deal with US, but will it lose the ‘silicon shield’ protecting it from China?

The producer of the world’s most advanced chip technology is investing on US soil but some fear that could reduce the leverage Taiwan holds to ensure its future security

The Guardian - AU

US Moves Closer to Controlling Panama Canal as BlackRock-Led Deal Buys Chinese-Held Ports

The US moves closer to regaining influence over the Panama Canal as a BlackRock-led deal secures Chinese-held ports, sparking geopolitical tensions.

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The Independent UK

US says multiple offers were made to resettle Uyghurs before Thailand deported them back to China

The State Department says the United States and other countries made repeated offers to Thailand to resettle more than three dozen Uyghur men before they were deported back to China, where rights groups fear they may face torture and other abuse

International Business Times

Trump Backs Off Mexico, Canada Tariffs After Market Blowback

Trump signed orders Thursday to hit pause on the fresh tariffs for Canadian and Mexican imports covered by a North American trade agreement, though he dismissed suggestions that his decisions were linked to market turmoil.

International Business Times

China's Exports Start Year Slow As US Trade War Intensifies

China's exports grew slower than expected in the first two months of the year, official data showed Friday, as a deepening trade war with the United States piles on economic malaise.

International Business Times

China Tariffs Aimed At Trump Fan Base But Leaves Wiggle Room

China's retaliatory tariffs against US farm produce from corn to chicken are designed to hurt Donald Trump's voter base, but remain restrained enough to allow room for the adversaries to hash out a trade deal, analysts say.

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China Will 'Firmly Counter' US Trade Pressure: Top Diplomat

China's foreign minister on Friday vowed Beijing would "firmly counter" US pressure, after Donald Trump heaped tariffs on Chinese goods and torched off a trade war between the world's two largest economies.

The Independent UK

China’s foreign minister criticizes US tariffs and accuses the country of ‘meeting good with evil’

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China will retaliate to the United States’ “arbitrary tariffs” and accused Washington of “meeting good with evil.”

The Conversation

Money laundering plays a key role in every part of the illegal drugs industry – here’s how it works

The global illicit drugs trade is estimated to be worth at least half a trillion US dollars each year. Drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin generate large revenues all along their supply chains, from where the products (and precursor materials) are grown or made – principally Colombia and Bolivia,…

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Crude Prices Recover on Comments from Treasury Secretary Bessent

April WTI crude oil (CLJ25 ) Thursday closed up +0.05 (+0.08%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ25 ) closed down -0.0358 (-1.68%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled mixed on Thursday. Crude oil prices are under pressure as US tariff uncertainty weighs on the outlook for energy demand. Also, ramped-up Russian...

TechRadar

Xiaomi's EV is racing ahead of Tesla in China – and it's planning a global Model Y rival next

The SU7 is pummeling Model 3 sales, but global expansion threatens Tesla further.

The Independent UK

New Senate bill seeks to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the US from China and Mexico

In a rare bipartisan move, two senators have introduced legislation in the latest attempt to fight the flow of fentanyl and its precursors into the U.S. from China, Mexico and through other borders

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Crude Prices Slip on Energy Demand Concerns and Bountiful Global Oil Supplies

April WTI crude oil (CLJ25 ) today is down -0.42 (-0.63%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ25 ) is down -0.0391 (-1.83%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are moderately lower, but crude oil remains above Wednesday's 1-3/4 year low. Crude oil prices are under pressure as US tariff uncertainty weighs...

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