Trump sows uncertainty - and Xi Jinping sees an opportunity

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  Trump is sowing the seeds of an anti-American alliance

  By targeting allies and neighbours with tariffs, the US is playing into the hands of China
  
  Financial Times - 14h

• Trump 2.0 raises awkward policy questions for Europe — but some lawmakers see 'real opportunity'

  U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" agenda raises some awkward questions for the European Union.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 22

• Trump says he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping

  President-elect Donald Trump says he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
  
  CBS News - Jan. 17
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  Trump says he spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday

  President-elect Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Friday that he spoke that morning with Chinese President Xi Jinping, just four days ahead of his inauguration.
  
  NBC News - Jan. 17
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  Xi Jinping sends China vice-president to Donald Trump’s inauguration

  Chinese president declines US president-elect’s unusual invitation but sends special representative Han Zheng. Trump inauguration: 10 things to know – from when it starts to how to watch The ...
  
  The Guardian - Jan. 17

• Xi Jinping Muzzles Chinese Economist Who Dared to Doubt GDP Numbers

  Gao Shanwen questioned Beijing’s ability to boost its economy as threats loom from a property meltdown and burgeoning debt.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 8

• The contradictions of Xi Jinping

  Two incisive studies of the Chinese president reveal a complex figure who is all too aware of the capricious nature of power
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 7
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  China's Xi Jinping says corruption is the 'biggest threat' to the Communist Party

  Corruption is the biggest threat to China’s Communist Party, President Xi Jinping said Monday, in a warning that he is resolved to tackle the entrenched problem.
  
  NBC News - Jan. 6

More from BBC News

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  Share falls ease after Trump tariff turmoil

  US shares regained some ground after falling sharply in early trade as Trump paused tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
  
  BBC News - 3h
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  Boy, 15, dies after being stabbed at school in Sheffield

  The victim stabbed at a school in Sheffield on Monday has been named locally as Harvey Willgoose.
  
  BBC News - 3h
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  Weight-loss jab checks to be tightened by pharmacies

  Online pharmacies will no longer be allowed to use customer pictures or questionnaires as evidence.
  
  BBC News - 2h
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  Kate photographed by Prince Louis to mark World Cancer Day

  The Princess of Wales is showing her support for cancer patients with a photo taken by her six-year-old son.
  
  BBC News - 8h
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  British medic loses arm and leg in strike in Ukraine

  The 28-year-old from Dorset was evacuating people from a town on the front line when his vehicle was hit.
  
  BBC News - 6h

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  CBS News - 12m
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  Political uncertainty remains as Trump strikes temporary tariff deals

  The impacts of Trump’s long-promised pledge to use tariffs as a political cudgel started to come into focus Monday, even as the president cut last-minute deals.
  
  NBC News - 22m