13 h. ago ‘China doesn’t want to do that’: Trump’s bravado comes at a critical time

Xi Jinping wasn’t in the room, but he was top of mind as Anthony Albanese and the US president met. As was Taiwan.

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3 d. ago ‘They’re watching’: How Monday’s internet crash became China’s training

Trump’s former cyber boss warns China and criminals are studying internet crashes such as the AWS outage to launch devastating strikes on Australia.

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4 d. ago Xi and Trump are growing more alike. But only one can win this global power struggle

A pivotal moment in geopolitics occurred last week. It was a day when America quaked and China prevailed. But like Trump, Xi’s going after the enemies within.

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1 week ago Which tariffs? China finds new markets to defy Trump’s trade war

America’s punishing tariffs were expected to undermine China’s export-driven economy. It’s not working.

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1 week ago ASX set for gains after Wall Street rebounds from Friday’s sell

Australian investors are expecting a stronger day following a rally overnight in the US after Donald Trump said things with China “will all be fine” just days after he sent markets reeling.

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1 week ago Banks and retailers send ASX lower despite mining rally and Wall Street rebound

Australian investors had a jittery start to trading, failing to track a market rebound in the US after Donald Trump said things with China “will all be fine.”

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1 week ago ASX falls after Trump’s China spat; Rare earths stocks rally, ANZ gains

The Australian sharemarket has dragged down by weaker banks, oil and tech stocks, after flaring tensions between the US and China sent shockwaves across global markets.

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1 week ago ASX makes poor start to the week as Trump China spat spooks investors

The Australian sharemarket has endured its worst session in three weeks with rare earths and gold miners, along with ANZ Bank, the only stars of the trading day.

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1 week ago ASX falls after Trump’s spat with China; Gold and rare earths stocks rally

The Australian sharemarket slumped in early trade, led lower by banks, oil and tech stocks, after flaring tensions between the US and China sent shockwaves across global markets.

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1 week ago ASX set to fall after Trump’s spat with China rocked Wall Street

Investors on the Australian sharemarket are bracing for losses after flaring trade tensions between the US and China sent shockwaves across markets heading into the weekend.

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1 week ago China vows to stand firm against Trump’s 100 per cent tariff threat

The back and forth threatens to derail a possible meeting between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping and end a truce in a tariff war.

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2 w. ago Trump threatens 100 per cent tariffs on China as trade war fears reignite

The US president’s threat came in response to China’s new export controls on rare earths, and could re-escalate the destabilising trade war that Washington and Beijing paused earlier this year.

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2 w. ago Trump says no reason to meet Xi, threatens China tariffs in new rift

The US president’s threat could revive a destabilising tit-for-tat trade war that Washington and Beijing paused amid painstaking diplomacy earlier this year.

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