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Trump cut a deal with China to mute US support for Hong Kong protests in exchange for progress in the trade war, report says Xi Jinping

Trump cut a deal with China to mute US support for Hong Kong protests in exchange for progress in the trade war, report says

President Donald Trump told Xi Jinping that the US would mute its support for the anti-China protest movement in Hong Kong in exchange for re-opening US-China trade talks, according to a report by the Financial Times (FT). The newspaper, citing several unn…
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July 10, 2019
Boris Johnson’s refusal to budge on Brexit has backed him into a corner – and a general election will be the only way out Brexit Negotiator

Boris Johnson’s refusal to budge on Brexit has backed him into a corner – and a general election will be the only way out

Optimism is not enough. Thats the view in Whitehall, articulated by one senior civil servant, of what is seen as Boris Johnsons very thin plan for Brexit. True, Johnson got a cheer from the studio audience at last nights head-to-head ITV debate when he neatl…
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July 10, 2019