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1. China summons Walmart executives for talks in wake of Trump tariffs
China has summoned executives of Walmart – the world’s largest retailer – for regulatory talks, bringing the business practices of one of the United States’ most prominent companies under scrutiny and, in the wake of tariff increases from US President Donald Trump, suggesting more punitive action could come in advance of bilateral trade negotiations.
2. Have Chinese scientists just dashed humanity’s last hopes to win in air combat?
In a breakthrough set to reshape the future of air combat, Chinese researchers claim to have nullified humanity’s final tactical advantage over artificial intelligence (AI) in dogfights: the ability to outmanoeuvre algorithms through unpredictable, high-intensity aerial acrobatics.
3. Transatlantic trade war back on as EU-US alliance teeters on brink of collapse
The European Union and United States rekindled a years-old trade war on Wednesday, when Brussels retaliated strongly against Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium with sweeping duties of its own.