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Trump and Xi Jinping meet in Washington amid trade, IA and Taiwan tensions

The President of the United States. United States, Donald Trump, and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, will meet on September 24 in Washington to contain tensions between the two countries and preserve the channels of dialogue. Trade, the race for artificial intelligence, the war against Iran and Taiwan will be among the main issues of a meeting in which great agreements are not expected. Report from our correspondent, Cristóbal Vásquez.

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Donald Trump - Xi Jinping: Who has the advantage?

A few hours from the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, everyone arrives with their own levers. Washington retains important assets in the flea race. For its part, Beijing largely dominates the rare earth chain. And Taiwan remains at the heart of their technological and strategic rivalry. So in this game, who really leads to the score?

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Trump and the Hutti: Can Saudi Arabia Press Washington?

Saudi Arabia seeks the support of Donald Trump in front of the Hutti in Yemen, but the White House has, for now, stopped a new military intervention. What pressure margin does Riad have on Washington? And what can the American President do about a conflict that threatens regional security and maritime routes? In this episode of East Express, we reviewed the history of the confrontation between the United States and the Hutti and analyzed the interests of Saudi Arabia and Trump's strategy with Sergio Castaño.

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Xi Jinping arrives in Washington: what is at stake in his encounter with Trump?

The President of the United States. United States, Donald Trump, and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, meet on Thursday, September 24 in Washington with the aim of containing tensions between the two countries and preserving the channels of dialogue. Trade, the race for artificial intelligence, the war against Iran and Taiwan will be among the main issues of a meeting in which great agreements are not expected.

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Bad Brains’ Earliest Studio Recordings to Be Released in November

As anyone reading this probably knows, the Bad Brains were one of the most important punk-rock bands of all time, Washington D.C.-bred pioneers of the sound that became hardcore. While they were a complete anomaly at the time — four Black dudes in an overwhelmingly white music scene who seasoned their blistering rock songs with […]

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UN Trump: Global Speech or Electoral Campaign?

Donald Trump came to the United Nations General Assembly with a speech focused on his alleged diplomatic and military achievements, from the resolution of eight conflicts to actions against Iran and drug trafficking in Latin America. His statements, delivered a few weeks after the mid-term elections in the United States, rekindle the debate on Washington's role in the international order and the crisis of multilateralism. Did Trump address the international community or did he take advantage of the UN scenario to strengthen his political message to the US electorate?

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From death row to cryptos: Babak Zanjani, Iran's key man to circumvent sanctions

Architect of the circumvention of the Iranian oil embargo, billionaire Babak Zanjani was sentenced to death in 2016 in a corruption case before making an unexpected return in grace. Today, Washington suspects him to be at the head of a cryptocurrency platform managing payments received for transit through the Strait of Ormuz.

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Iran - United States: Tehran sets conditions for reopening Ormuz

Iran started talks with the United States through a Qatari mediator in New York on Wednesday, 23 September, and set out certain conditions. In particular, Tehran called for an end to the war on all fronts and for a halt to what it calls "acts of aggression" on the part of Washington, said the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry. The explanations of Bruno Daroux, an international columnist in France 24.

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Chinese beauty products prove resilient amid US-China trade war

The US-China trade war has hit exports ranging from soybeans to solar panels, but one industry appears to be weathering the tariffs remarkably well. As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping prepare to meet in Washington this week, big-ticket exports are likely to be high on the agenda. But Chinese beauty products such as wigs, hair extensions and false eyelashes have proved highly resilient, with low prices and strong demand encouraging consumers to absorb the extra costs. China’s press-on nail industry, concentrated largely in one city, is also coming through the trade war without a scratch. Bryan Quin

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South Sudan: Washington calls on Juba to respond to humanitarian emergencies

The United States threatened the South Sudanese authorities, which could become the target of sanctions if nothing was done to improve the humanitarian situation in the country, where 10 million people needed help. A particularly harsh press release was issued on Sunday, 20 September, by the African Affairs Bureau of the US State Department. The details of Bastien Renouil, France 24 correspondent in Nairobi.