NVIDIA, China and Trump
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Donald Trump’s decision to allow Nvidia Corp. to sell advanced chips to China marks more than just a shift in US tech policy. It also raises questions about how far he’ll go to steady ties with Xi Jinping.
Xi told Trump that the return of Taiwan to China is a key part of the post-World War II international order, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported.
Despite nearly a decade of US tariffs under President Donald Trump, China’s trade surplus has exploded, hitting $1.08 trillion through November - the highest ever recorded globally and a level China didn’t reach until year-end just last year.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there may be as many as four meetings between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping next year as both sides look to keep in place a fragile trade truce.
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When Xi Jinping and Donald Trump sat down in South Korea last month to discuss a pause in their trade war, Taiwan surprisingly didn’t come up. Now the biggest flashpoint between the US and China is firmly back on the agenda.
Chinese state media reported some of what was discussed in the phone call that took place on Monday, local time.
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump touted relations with China as "extremely strong" on Monday (Nov 24) following a call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who told Trump that Taiwan's "return to China" is a key part of Beijing's vision for the world order.
Stocks in Hong Kong and China cheered Trump’s efforts to prevent ties spiraling, with a tech rally leading a rise in shares