Tag: Donald Trump
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Trump says after Xi call that US and China will resume trade talks
President Donald Trump said yesterday that his first call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since returning to office was “very positive,” announcing that the two countries ... -
Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries
President Donald Trump yesterday [Macau time] resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from visiting the ... -
Nowadays autocrats use manipulation, not violence
President Donald Trump’s critics often accuse him of harboring authoritarian ambitions. Journalists and scholars have drawn parallels between his leadership style and that of strongmen abroad. ... -
Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal gov’t
Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. His ... -
Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard
The Trump administration asked federal agencies to cancel contracts with Harvard University worth about $100 million, intensifying the president’s clash with the nation’s oldest and wealthiest ... -
Harvard fights to keep enrolling international students
A federal judge in Boston on May 23, 2025, temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that would have revoked Harvard University’s authorization to enroll international students. ... -
Canada is talking to the US about joining its missile defense system, Carney says
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said yesterday his government is talking to the U.S. about joining President Donald Trump’s future Golden Dome missile defense program. The ... -
Trump selects concept for $175 billion ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system
President Donald Trump has announced the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — a multilayered, $175 billion system that for the ... -
Trump meets with Syria’s insurgent-turned-leader in Riyadh
U.S. President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia yesterday, the first encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years ... -
Trump’s reshaping of higher education tests America’s appeal for int’l students
As he finishes college in China, computer science student Ma Tianyu has set his sights on graduate school in the United States. No country offers better ... -
Trump defends the prospect of Qatar gifting him a plane to use as Air Force One
Donald Trump is ready to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this ... -
Thousands march over concern Panama bending to US government
Thousands of Panamanians marched in the capital yesterday [Macau time] in the largest protest yet against an agreement signed during last month’s visit by U.S. Defense ... -
Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, saying the movie industry in the US is dying
President Donald Trump is opening a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made outside the U.S. In a post last weekend on his Truth ... -
Trump’s tariffs loom over the economy as shipments from China fall
American businesses are cancelling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down to see what trade policy surprises President Donald Trump plans to spring on ... -
Xi’s tariff fight reveals China’s great divide
How does an escalating US-China trade war affect people’s well-being? In China, it depends on who you ask. Some are energized by the fight. Electric-vehicle makers ... -
White House unable to accomplish its goal but more than capable of ruining things
Although the US administration continues to brag about how the US economy is becoming stronger due to the policies it has introduced since it took office ... -
Trump’s first 100 days
In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump exerted his power in a sweep and scale that has no easy historical comparison. His actions target the architecture of the New ... -
Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after saying a deal was close
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he doubts Russia’s Vladimir Putin wants to end his war in Ukraine, expressing new skepticism that a peace deal can ... -
Italian Prime Minister Meloni meets with US President Trump on EU tariffs
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is the first European leader to have a face-to-face with President Donald Trump since he announced, and then suspended, 20% tariffs ... -
Rip-off claims hoodwinking of US public
The US administration has long accused foreign countries of taking advantage of the United States at the expense of domestic jobs and US industries. In US ... -
Xi says there are no winners in a trade war as he visits Southeast Asia
China’s leader Xi Jinping said no one wins in a trade war as he kicked off a diplomatic tour of Southeast Asia yesterday, reiterating China’s commitment ... -
President Trump goes with his gut and the world goes along for the ride
After President Donald Trump reversed course on his tariffs and announced he would pursue trade negotiations, he had a simple explanation for how he would make ... -
Democrats dislike the ‘chaos’ of Trump’s trade war but are OK with some tariffs
Democrats are quick to say that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are horrible, awful, terrible. But Democrats are also stressing that they are not inherently anti-tariff. What ... -
EU pauses tariff retaliation for 90 days to match Trump move, holding out hope for talks
The European Union’s executive commission said yesterday it will put retaliation measures on hold for 90 days to match President Donald Trump’s pause on his sweeping ... -
Americans are missing out on ‘China Chic’
Who said products made in China have no design? Just as Chinese brands are coming into their own, US President Donald Trump is building a steep ... -
Another U-Turn: Trump reverses tariffs that caused market meltdown, but companies remain bewildered
President Donald Trump delivered another jarring reversal in American trade policy today (Macau time), suspending for 90 days import taxes he’d imposed barely 13 hours earlier ... -
Sweeping Trump tariffs draw dismay, calls for talks from countries around the globe
Sweeping new tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump provoked dismay, threats of countermeasures and urgent calls for talks to find ways to rescind the stiff ... -
US bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens
The U.S. government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships ... -
Trump dubs April 2 ‘Liberation Day’ for his tariffs
As the trade wars launched by U.S. President Donald Trump continue to escalate, all eyes are on Wednesday. Trump has repeatedly called April 2 “Liberation Day,” ... -
Iran has rejected direct negotiations with the US in response to Trump’s letter
Iran’s president said yesterday [Macau time] that the Islamic Republic rejected direct negotiations with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program, offering Tehran’s first ... -
Trump says he’ll put a 25% tariff on countries that buy Venezuelan oil, though US does so itself
President Donald Trump said yesterday [Macau time] he would be placing a 25% tariff on all imports from any country that buys oil or gas from ... -
US second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland as Trump talks up takeover
Second lady Usha Vance plans a trip to Greenland, at a time when President Donald Trump has suggested the United States should take control over the ... -
Trump and Putin agree to an immediate ceasefire for energy infrastructure in Ukraine conflict
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call yesterday [Macau time] to an immediate pause in strikes against energy infrastructure in ... -
Trump’s cuts to Voice of America may be welcomed by China’s government
The recent move by U.S. President Donald Trump to make cuts at Voice of America and other U.S. government-run media may be welcome news for China’s ... -
JFK assassination files released, sending history buffs hunting for new clues
More than 63,000 pages of records related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released yesterday [Macau time] following an order by President ...
