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People’s Bank of China has guided the yuan to a four-year high, taking at least one US trade complaint off the table
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America’s academic edge was built on postwar manufacturing dominance but is fading away with China’s lead in industries of the future
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Because Europe cannot adequately defend against Russia’s missiles, the damage to its economies would be catastrophic
Three Ts will dominate Trump-Xi summit
But expect little movement on trade, less on Taiwan and who knows on tech when US-China leaders meet in Washington
The deal Trump and Xi should artfully make
Trump-Xi summit won’t determine who dominates 21st century, but could decide how much their competition helps or hurts the rest of the world


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