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        <title><![CDATA[Colum Murphy]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Colum Murphy is a reporter for Bloomberg News in Beijing covering China’s diplomatic and trade ties with the US, the European Union and the rest of the world.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Faces Emboldened Xi in China as War Clips US Leverage]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-12/trump-faces-emboldened-xi-in-china-as-iran-war-clips-us-leverage</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ford's Landmark CATL Deal Shows Way for Trump, Xi to Deepen Ties]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[New battery plant is a rare collaboration as Chinese investment in US has slumped ]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-12/can-ford-catl-s-3-billion-venture-be-template-for-chinese-investment-in-us</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 01:00:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China’s Policies Threaten $650 Billion in G-7, US Chamber Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:39:36 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Workers producing photovoltaic modules for solar panels in a factory in Jiangsu province.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Australia Tells China Stable Trade Needs Stable Fuel Supply]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/australia-tells-china-stable-trade-needs-stable-fuel-supply</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China-US Tensions Build Over Iran and AI Before Trump Meets Xi]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/china-us-tensions-build-over-iran-and-ai-before-trump-meets-xi</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:40:42 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping ahead of a summit in Busan, South Korea, in 2025. Photographer: Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why China’s Support for Iran Has Limits]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-22/china-and-the-iran-war-why-xi-jinping-s-support-for-tehran-has-limits</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:24:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Xi Jinping, second from left, and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed, third from right, meet in Beijing on April 14. Photographer: Haruna Furuhashi/Pool/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lutnick Shuts Down Talk of Any Chinese Investment in US Autos]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-17/lutnick-shuts-down-talk-of-any-chinese-investment-in-us-autos</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:50:59 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Howard Lutnick, US commerce secretary, at the Semafor World Economy Summit during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, April 17, 2026. The International Monetary Fund downgraded its growth projection for the year after the war in the Middle East triggered a major oil shock and included the possibility of a downturn if the conflict drags on and energy infrastructure is severally damaged. Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mythos AI Sparks Fear and Confusion Among Global Finance Elite]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-16/mythos-ai-sparks-fear-and-confusion-among-global-finance-elite</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:48:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thailand Mulls Public Debt Ceiling Hike in Face of Energy Shock]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-16/thailand-mulls-public-debt-ceiling-hike-in-face-of-energy-shock</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:07:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Xi's $270 Billion Middle East Bet Limits China Support for Iran]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-10/xi-s-270-billion-middle-east-bet-limits-china-support-for-iran</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:45:31 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The South Sabah Al-Ahmad New City project, by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation, in Kuwait in 2025.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Xi Helps Trump on Iran War as China Assists in Ceasefire Bid]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/xi-helps-trump-on-iran-war-as-china-assists-with-ceasefire-bid</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Greer Stresses Trade Over Investment Before Trump-Xi Summit]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/greer-stresses-china-trade-over-investment-before-trump-xi-meet</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:23:56 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Jamieson Greer, US trade representative, speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 2, 2026. The Trump administration is preparing to outline a tiered system for its broad tariffs on steel and aluminum products in an attempt to simplify a process that has dogged American companies for months.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[China Sanctions Japanese Lawmaker as Rift Over Taiwan Flares]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-30/china-sanctions-japanese-lawmaker-in-protest-of-his-taiwan-links</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:50:34 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Keiji Furuya Photographer: Kyodo News/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[China Casts Itself as Asia’s Anchor as Iran War Roils Economies]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-26/china-s-no-3-leader-urges-peaceful-solutions-as-iran-war-drags</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:56:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China’s Official Calm Belies a War Battering Small Factories]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-26/china-s-official-calm-belies-a-war-battering-its-small-factories</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:30:06 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>An employee works at a plastic factory in Yiwu, Zhejiang province. Photographer: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[China, Russia Driving Autocratic Shift Around World, Report Says]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/china-russia-driving-autocratic-shift-around-world-report-says</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>TOPSHOT - In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia&apos;s President Vladimir Putin and China&apos;s President Xi Jinping shake hands during a signing ceremony following their talks in Beijing on May 16, 2024. (Photo by Sergei BOBYLYOV / POOL / AFP) / ** Editor&apos;s note : this image is distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik ** (Photo by SERGEI BOBYLYOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Delay of Xi Talks Buys China Time to Game Out Iran War]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/trump-s-delay-of-xi-summit-buys-china-time-to-game-out-iran-war</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 05:01:26 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US President Donald Trump meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in South Korea in last October.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Floats Xi Summit Delay If China Doesn’t Help in Hormuz]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-15/trump-floats-delaying-xi-summit-if-no-help-for-hormuz-ft-says</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:23:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US President Donald Trump Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[China’s Train to North Korea Lacks Passengers on Maiden Voyage]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/china-s-train-to-north-korea-lacks-passengers-on-maiden-voyage</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[markets]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 02:14:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China Irked by Last-Minute Scramble to Plan Xi-Trump Summit]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-10/china-frustrated-by-last-minute-scramble-to-plan-xi-trump-summit</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US President Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea in October 2025.</media:description>
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