Taiwan arms sales, Board of Trade, and Chinamaxxing

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Coverage diverges primarily in the emphasis placed on specific aspects of the summit. The International homepage and Crypto Briefing focused on the new trade framework and its potential economic impact, while the Times of India highlighted…

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The article discusses recent developments regarding arms sales to Taiwan and the implications of Donald Trump's visit to China. It highlights the proposal for a Board of Trade and examines China's increasing influence in global affairs. The piece also touches on the economic challenges facing China.

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▪The article focuses on arms sales to Taiwan amid Donald Trump's trip to China.
▪It mentions a proposal for a Board of Trade as part of the discussions.
▪The piece explores China's growing soft power and its impact on the global economy.

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5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 13 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 3 centre.

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▪ Trump falls for China's bluff over arms sales to Taiwan — Le Monde (EN)
▪ White House announces historic US-China trade agreements during Trump visit — Crypto Briefing
▪ Trump-Xi summit: Taiwan absent from White House China visit summary amid Iran, trade focus — Times of India — Top
▪ White House says Trump and Xi agreed on ‘board of trade’ at summit — International homepage

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The Indicator from Planet Money NPR The Indicator from Planet Money LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio YouTube Music RSS link Taiwan arms sales, Board of Trade, and Chinamaxxing May 18, 20263:00 AM ET By Darian Woods , Wailin Wong , Adrian Ma , Corey Bridges , Alex Goldmark , Kate Concannon Taiwan arms sales, Board of Trade, and Chinamaxxing Listen · 9:24 9:24 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5823900/nx-s1-mx-5823900-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images Unpacking Donald Trump’s trip to China: arms sales to Taiwan, the Board of Trade proposal and China’s growing soft power. Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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