China courts global CEOs for Xi meeting

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  What Slowdown? Xi Says China Must Win the Global Tech Race.

  Xi Jinping wants China to surpass rivals as a tech superpower, undeterred by economic woes or trade wars. Critics ask if this focus neglects struggling citizens.
  
  The New York Times - 3d

• Trump urged to appoint special envoy to China

  Senator Steve Daines offers to act as intermediary in effort to secure meeting with President Xi Jinping
  
  Financial Times - 1d

• People 'underestimate' the importance of Chinese President Xi's entrepreneur meeting: Alibaba's Tsai

  Alibaba Chairman Joe Tsai said Chinese President Xi Jinping's meeting with entrepreneurs boosted confidence and has been underestimated.
  
  CNBC - 2d
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  China can live with Trump’s tariffs – his bullish foreign policy will help Beijing in the long term | Steve Tsang

  By turning his back on US allies and global institutions, Trump will help Xi Jinping advance his plan for a China-centric world. Is Donald Trump China’s worst nightmare or a dream come true? He is ...
  
  The Guardian - 2d

• Trump could be a catalyst for a global pro-crypto shift, Binance CEO says

  Binance CEO Richard Teng said he expects Trump's "pro-crypto" legislation in the U.S. to spur regulators in other parts of the world to follow suit.
  
  CNBC - 1d

• RFK Jr. pressures Big Food to remove artificial dyes in meeting with CEOs

  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told top food CEOs that he wants "the worst ingredients" out of food.
  
  CNBC - 2d

• BMW warns of €1bn profit hit from global tariff war

  Carmaker’s earnings down a third last year on weak demand from China and global recall
  
  Financial Times - 13h

• Trump is targeting China-made containerships in new flank of global economic war on the oceans

  China dominates shipbuilding for the ocean freight market, and President Trump has plans to exact economic punishment to bring the business back to the U.S.
  
  CNBC - 3d

• Tariffs could make some popular side hustles and small businesses harder to run: 'The expenses have already started,' CEO says

  The Trump administration's China tariffs could have an unintended consequence, some CEOs say: a higher barrier to entry for American entrepreneurs.
  
  CNBC - 4d

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• US consumers’ long-term inflation expectations hit 32-year high

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