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   <news:title>Trump has actually started to decouple US from China</news:title>
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  <lastmod>2026-05-13T14:43:05Z</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2026-05-13T14:43:28Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Trump and Xi: a path to US-China rivalry without war</news:title>
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  <lastmod>2026-05-14T03:24:14Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>South Asia can&amp;#039;t afford a US-China blowup — or a Trump-Xi deal</news:title>
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   <news:title>Asia is quietly and quickly buying up America</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-05-13T03:53:29Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-05-13T15:48:27Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Trump-Xi summit to weigh US energy sales amid Hormuz crisis</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-05-12T22:06:29Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-05-13T15:15:20Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Trump-Xi summit to show that everything now is leverage</news:title>
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  <lastmod>2026-05-12T21:10:58Z</lastmod>
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    <news:name>Asia Times</news:name>
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   <news:title>Trump’s visit to Beijing: a great opportunity for China?</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-05-12T14:04:46Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-05-13T15:56:21Z</lastmod>
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    <news:name>Asia Times</news:name>
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   <news:title>Trump Justice Department subpoenas news outlets over war coverage</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-05-12T12:09:32Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-05-13T09:21:59Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Gwadar&amp;#039;s moment has finally arrived for Pakistan</news:title>
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  <lastmod>2026-05-12T05:53:02Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>New Trump sanctions on Chinese firms: leverage on Xi or overkill?</news:title>
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