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Robert Delaney
US Bureau Chief; Columnist
Robert Delaney is the Post’s North America bureau chief. He spent 11 years in China as a language student and correspondent for Dow Jones Newswires and Bloomberg, and continued covering the country as a correspondent and an academic after leaving. His debut novel, The Wounded Muse, draws on actual events that played out in Beijing while he lived there.
Robert Delaney is the Post’s North America bureau chief. He spent 11 years in China as a language student and correspondent for Dow Jones Newswires and Bloomberg, and continued covering the country as a correspondent and an academic after leaving. His debut novel, The Wounded Muse, draws on actual events that played out in Beijing while he lived there.
Areas of Expertise:
China news, market news, international relations Languages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
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Trump administration threatens ‘terminating business with China’ in retaliation for Beijing still refusing to buy soybeans from US farmers.
Trump has repeatedly stressed the base’s strategic value and alleged it was under Chinese control, a claim Afghan authorities have denied.
After meetings with Zelensky and top European leaders in White House, Trump says trilateral meeting is also in the works.
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The US president suggested that a peace agreement would involve some ‘swapping’ of land between Ukraine and Russia.
The US president may have to pay a high price for turning on his own supporters for their dogged interest in the late billionaire’s activities.
The US president struck a different tone after previously using issue to justify tariffs on imports from China.
Vote of 218-214 follows late-night session which saw Republican representatives opposed to Medicaid cuts and increased deficit give way.
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Opposition to backing Israel includes voices in Trump’s ‘America First’ base, from Steve Bannon to Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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Financial repercussions of blocking foreign students and tuition would be felt by hundreds of colleges and the state economies they support.
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US delegation to be led by Treasury and Commerce secretaries Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick along with top trade representative Jamieson Greer.
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‘Total reset’ in bilateral relations achieved, he adds, after weekend talks in Switzerland yield agreed reduction in tariffs for 90 days.
While levies may prompt some foreign carmakers to start scaling up US-based production, many see a market plagued by uncertainty and risk.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says meeting with Vice-Premier He Lifeng will be about ‘de-escalation, not a big trade deal’.
Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election, influenced by Trump’s threats, while his Conservative rival, Pierre Poilievre, lost his seat in Parliament.
Negotiations with Beijing have yet to start, Scott Bessent adds, voicing belief in a possible deal as markets surge on report.
Trump wants to counter China’s challenge to US dominance but his approach has only served to undermine allies while spooking investors.
US President Donald Trump had, on Friday, granted exclusions from steep tariffs on such goods, which are imported largely from China.
White House clarifies that the 125% tariffs are in addition to earlier 20% levies applied for fentanyl trafficking.
Markets soar on the move, seemingly an attempt to narrow a US trade war with most of the world to one between Washington and Beijing.
Tourism ministry advises travellers to ‘assess risks’ while education ministry tells students to ‘conduct risk safety assessments’.
