Trump Heads for China With Limited Leverage Over Xi
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Good morning. Trump heads to China with limited leverage over Xi. Google launches a new laptop to take on Apple. And an ink shortage hits popular Japanese chips. Listen to the day’s top stories.
Donald Trump is heading to China—the first visit by an American leader to the country in almost a decade—with limited leverage, as his hand is constrained by the conflict in the Middle East. Still, the US president downplayed the amount of attention he and Xi Jinping would devote to the Iran war, saying he would instead prioritize trade discussions. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled tacit approval of Japan’s recent yen intervention during his visit to Tokyo.