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1. ‘So inept’: Trump’s tariff war is hurting all US assets, investor warns
US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policies risk harming “all US assets” and accelerating a long-term shift away from the dollar, an investment veteran has warned.
2. China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Cambodia on final leg of Southeast Asian tour
China’s President Xi Jinping has arrived in Cambodia on the last leg of his three-country tour of Southeast Asia, which has seen him double down on earlier calls to oppose hegemonism and resist protectionism in the face of rising trade frictions with the US.
3. Chinese AI pioneer DeepSeek branded ‘profound threat’ to US national security
The Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has been branded a “profound threat” to US national security by a congressional committee, which called on the chip giant Nvidia to provide information about its customers and dealings with the start-up.