Trump's 50% Brazil coffee tariff expected to rejig trade, send more beans to China reut.rs/45DVWMX reut.rs/45DVWMX

When tariffs spike, the real winner is strategic foresight. China or the US—who’s playing the long game? This chart offers some clues.

This article highlights a key point from Richard Bush's and my argument - anyone predicting Trump to take a linear approach to cross-Strait issues may be disappointed. Trump's approach to Taiwan - like Ukraine - may prove to be more fluid than constant. taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/ar…

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#BREAKING Taiwan says TSMC 'exempt' from Trump's 100% chip tariff

US President Donald Trump said he could announce further tariffs on China similar to the 25% duties announced earlier on India over its purchases of Russian oil, depending on what happens reut.rs/3H0VjVr

President Trump says Xi told him China will not invade Taiwan while he is in office: "He told me: 'I will never do it as long as you're president ... but I am very patient, and China is very patient.'"

China’s 30-year bond yield rose to its highest level this year as expectations of a favorable outcome from trade talks with the US and Beijing’s efforts to bolster the economy dampen demand for haven assets bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Taiwan Tourism Administration launches the 2025 “WOW Taiwan” vehicle and bus advertising campaign in Malaysia, showcasing Taiwan’s attractions and experiences. Read more: gayatravel.com.my/ohbear-and-mon… --- #WOWTaiwan #GayaTravelNews

🚨 BREAKING: In a stunning victory the Experts said was impossible, President Trump just secured a $10 BILLION investment from Taiwan for American agriculture. The economic wins keep stacking up.

WATCH: US President Donald Trump said that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping made progress on a TikTok deal and agreed to a face-to-face meeting as soon as next month in South Korea reut.rs/4pxXXmS

👉 Did the China side just mention ”public opinion’.” ? It’s doubtful if any reliable public opinion data exists in China that truly reflects people’s real willingness.

A scorching gold rally is helping China get one step closer to its goal of building a world less dependent on the US. Read The Big Take: bloom.bg/4q12u1n 📷️: Lam Yik/Bloomberg

Beijing has just seriously escalated its trade war with the United States, by restricting the exports to the United States of rare earth metals to US and other military suppliers. Another loud wake up call on the dangerous dependency the U.S. military has on China.

Happy Republic of China National Day! #ROCArmedForces

When Trump lifted US tariffs on China to 150% in early April, China retaliated by starting to devalue the Yuan. That completely destabilized global markets and - most importantly - the US Treasury market. Trump ended up backing down. Key question now is if China does this again.