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Tag: Donald J. Trump

Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong, United States, World

Trump: ‘HK would be obliterated if not for me’

by Jim Mannion November 23, 2019February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Hong Kong from being destroyed by persuading Chinese President Xi Jinping to hold off on sending in troops to crush its pro-democracy movement. “If it weren’t for me, Hong Kong would have been obliterated in 14 minutes,” Trump said in a scattershot early morning interview with […]

Posted inIsrael, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United States, World

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by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 1, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inUnited States, World

Pentagon gives $10-bn deal to Microsoft after funny business

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by Jonathan Manthorpe 文達峰 October 18, 2019February 18, 2020

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