Economics correspondent at @AFP in Washington DC, covering the Treasury Dept, trade & tariff policy. Previously in 🇨🇳 / 🇸🇬. Reach out at [email protected].

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Delivering remarks in Rehoboth, President Biden says plans to speak to former president Trump soon, hopes to speak to him tonight.
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New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia says in her first briefing that Trump has asked US ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, to resign. Briefing concludes after questions from three media outlets.
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With weeks to go before US midterms, I headed to Senate battleground Ohio to take stock of voters' economic concerns. Here’s the third of my stories, counting the cost of Trump’s tariffs through the eyes of manufacturers — in a state where Canada is its biggest export market.
For Doug Rende, who runs an aluminum product manufacturer in the US state of Ohio, President Donald Trump's tariffs have meant millions of dollars more in annual costs -- and recently, the Iran war has made shipments even more expensive. u.afp.com/SCqK by @beiyis
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In an earlier dispatch this week, I wrote about strains on farmers this harvest season, as war with Iran enters its eighth month. Some expect more muted support for Trump’s Republican Party, but others say they will still back Republicans. afp.com/en/fuel-fertilizer-c…
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US Treasury confirms that Secretary Scott Bessent will not be attending the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok. A US official said this was due to "domestic engagements." Bessent was originally expected to chair a G20 finance ministers' meeting next week.
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White House releases lists of US, Chinese products recommended for reduced tariff treatment. List of US imports includes homeware, fireworks, other consumer goods. List of Chinese imports includes frozen pork, beef products.
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Trump, Xi to meet twice more this year:
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Trump says Bessent will not be AI / "super intelligence" czar -- wants to keep him at Treasury
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Tech-heavy Xi state dinner guest list includes, per WH: Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, CEO Sam Altman, OpenAI, CEO Greg Brockman, OpenAI, President & Co-Founder Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, CEO Elon Musk, SpaceX & Tesla, CEO Tim Cook, Chairman of the Board of Apple Sundar Pichai, Google, CEO Sergey Brin, Google/Alphabet, Co-Founder Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Chairman Satya Nadella, Microsoft, Chairman & CEO David Ellison, Paramount Skydance, CEO Kelly Ortberg, Boeing, CEO Jim Taiclet, Lockheed Martin, Chairman, President & CEO Darren Woods, ExxonMobil, CEO Bret Baier, FOX News Laura Ingraham, FOX News Jesse Waters, FOX News Bret Baier, FOX News Bernard Arnault, LVMH, CEO
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The Trump-Xi State Dinner guest list, per the White House: President Donald J. Trump First Lady Melania Trump President Xi Jinping Madame Peng Liyuan Vice President JD Vance Second Lady Usha Vance Secretary of State Marco Rubio Jeanette Rubio, Spouse of the Secretary of State Chief of Staff Susie Wiles U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue Bonnie Perdue, Spouse of the US Ambassador to China Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent John Freeman, Spouse of the Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Ambassador Jamieson Greer, United States Trade Representative Marlo Greer, Spouse of Ambassador Greer Cai Qi, CPC Political Bureau Standing Committee Member, Chief of Staff to President Xi Wang Yi, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee Member He Lifeng, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee, Vice Premier of State Council Zheng Shanjie, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce Ma Zhaoxu, Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ambassador Xie Feng, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Ms. Ivanka Trump Mr. Eric Trump Ms. Lara Trump Ms. Tiffany Trump Mr. Michael Boulos Mr. Viktor Knavs Ms. Arabella Kushner Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, CEO Lori Huang, Spouse of Jensen Huang Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, CEO Dr. Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices, CEO Daniel Lin, Spouse of Lisa Su Tim Cook, Chairman of the Board of Apple John F.W. Rogers, Goldman Sachs EVP and Secretary to the Board Lynn Martin, President of the NYSE Linda Mills, President of New York University Eric Yuan, Zoom, CEO Tang Fangyu Director, Central Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee Minister of Finance Mr. Lan Fo'an Mme. Wang Dan, Wife of Ambassador Xie Feng Zhou Hongxu Deputy Director, General Office of the CPC Central Committee Director, Central Security Bureau Lyu Luhua, Secretary to the President Hong Lei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Protocol Department Cai Wei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs Mao Ning, Director General, Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zhang Quan, Secretary to Madame Peng Zhang Yongchao, Deputy Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kelly Ortberg, Boeing, CEO Larry Fink, Blackrock, CEO Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone, CEO Sam Altman, OpenAI, CEO Greg Brockman, OpenAI, President & Co-Founder Anna Brockman, Wife of Greg Brockman Dr. Miriam Adelson, Las Vegas Sand, Controlling Shareholder Sergey Brin, Google/Alphabet, Co-Founder Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto, Partner of Sergey Brin Satya Nadella, Microsoft, Chairman & CEO Jim Taiclet, Lockheed Martin, Chairman, President & CEO Sundar Pichai, Google, CEO Larry Culp, GE Aerospace, CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron, CEO Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm, CEO Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Chairman Lauren Sanchez-Bezos, Spouse of Jeff Bezos Jeff Yass, TikTok Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan, CEO Michael Dell, Dell, CEO Mary Barra, General Motors, CEO David Solomon, Goldman Sachs, CEO Jane Fraser, Citi, CEO Elon Musk, SpaceX & Tesla, CEO Darren Woods, ExxonMobil, CEO Chief Justice John Roberts, Chief Supreme Court Justice Jane Sullivan Roberts, Chief Supreme Court Justice Spouse Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court Justice Jesse Barrett, Supreme Court Justice Spouse Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Justice Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, Spouse of Supreme Court Justice Speaker Mike Johnson, United States House of Representatives, Louisiana Kelly Johnson, Spouse of Speaker Mike Johnson Bret Baier, FOX News, American Journalist and Host Amy Baier, Spouse of Brett Baier Laura Ingraham, FOX News, American Television Presenter Representative Richard McCormick, United States House of Representatives, Georgia Jesse Waters, FOX News Host Emma Waters, Spouse of Jesse Waters David Ellison, Paramount Skydance, CEO Susan Dell, Spouse to Michael Dell Kevin Warsh, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jane Lauder, Spouse to Kevin Warsh Secretary Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce Allison Lutnick, Spouse to Secretary Lutnick Director John Ratcliffe, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Michelle Ratcliffe, Spouse to Director Ratcliffe Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy to Middle East Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor, Assistant to the President Katie Miller, Spouse of Stephen Miller Dan Scavino, Deputy Chief of Staff, Assistant to the President Erin Scavino, Spouse to Dan Scavino Attorney General Todd Blanche, Attorney General of the United States Kristine Blanche, Spouse to Attorney General Todd Blanche Meredith O’Rourke, The O’Rourke Group Secretary Chris Wright, Secretary of Energy Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health & Human Services Secretary Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education Secretary Doug Burgum, Secretary of Interior Kathryn Burgum, Spouse to Secretary Burgum Secretary Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation Rachel Campos-Duffy, Spouse of Sean Duffy Director Russell Vought, Director of Office of Management & Budget Administrator Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling, Acting Secretary of Labor Brad Gerstner, Altimeter, CEO Sangeeta Mehrota, Spouse of Sanjay Mehrotra Anthony Barra, Spouse of Mary Barra Kathy Woods, Spouse of Darren Woods Albert Bourla, Pfizer, CEO David Sacks, Co-chair, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Administrator Kelly Loeffler, Small Business Administrator Jeff Sprecher, Spouse of Kelly Loeffler Katie Simpson, Fiancé to Brad Gerstner Representative Jason Smith, United States House of Representatives, Missouri Senator Steven Daines, United States Senator, Montana General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Director Jay Clayton, Director of Office of the Director of National Intelligence Bernard Arnault, LVMH, CEO Alexandre Arnault, Son of Bernard Arnault Ryan McInerey, Visa, CEO Michael Miebach, Mastercard, CEO Sandra Lynn Ellison, Spouse of David Ellison Cheryl Hines, Spouse of Secretary Kennedy
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Trump gives Xi a tour new White House helipad — and takes him aboard Marine One. ‘We had a great meeting, Trump told reporters alongside Xi. ‘He's an expert on stone, aside from many other things, and he loves good granite’
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Raised voices as Chinese photographers seek better spots for Xi’s arrival at the White House
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Scenes around the White House this morning as President Xi Jinping’s motorcade leaves hotel:
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Chinese President Xi Jinping receives rare airport welcome from US President Donald Trump, kicking off pomp-filled state visit aimed at smoothing superpower tensions on everything from AI and trade to Iran. u.afp.com/S9Uu
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President Trump welcomes Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the tarmac, as Treasury Secretary Bessent says US, China have agreed to extend their trade truce — expiring Nov 10 — for two months. AI, Iran also expected on the agenda. @dannyctkemp yahoo.com/news/politics/arti…
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Xi's plane has landed in the US ahead of his planned summit with Trump tomorrow
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent currently in talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at the World Bank, per source familiar with the matter, hours before President Xi Jinping is due to land in the US. Talks involving trade, national security concerns.
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Source familiar also says there is no Chinese CEO delegation accompanying.
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Any deal with President Alexander Lukashenko's Belarus comes with risks, the country's exiled opposition leader tells AFP, as US leader Donald Trump floats major fertilizer purchases from the Russia ally Interview by @beiyis ➡️ u.afp.com/SjFB
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Bessent says US proposed ‘notification mechanism’ on AI incidents — including those involving national security — at talks with Chinese counterparts. Says US officials had ‘successful’ discussions on trade and AI with team led by Vice Premier He Lifeng: yahoo.com/news/politics/arti…
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