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🇨🇳 Trump's tariff escalation authority was stripped before Beijing. The CEO delegation is the substitute.
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🇨🇳 Trump's tariff escalation authority was stripped before Beijing. The CEO delegation is the substitute.

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Trump arrives in Beijing with IEEPA-based tariff escalation off the table after a February 2026 Supreme Court ruling. PBOC swap-line drawdowns are at a two-year high, and CNY 2.1 trillion in MLF maturities land this month.

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President Donald Trump said he will raise US arms sales to Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their upcoming summit in Beijing. Source

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