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A Fragile Truce In The U.S.–China Trade War Can’t Hide Trump’s Miscalculation

Post author By Chloe Bird
Post date October 30, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have negotiated a truce in their trade war, delaying China’s planned restrictions on rare earth exports. Yet Trump has been forced to back down in the face of a strong Chinese response, a miscalculation that could have long-term consequences, also for Taiwan.

Tags donald trump, rare earths, semiconductors, sino-american relations, taiwan, tariffs, trade war, xi jinping

Geopolitics

What Indonesia’s Election Means For Democracy — And The U.S.-China Duel

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Post date February 14, 2024

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, right, escorts Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, left. Po1 Alexander Kubitza/Dod/Planet Pix/ZUMA

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is expected to win Indonesia’s presidential election, on Feb. 14. Yet concerns about democracy are on the rise, as the nation carefully balances ties with Beijing and Washington.

Tags beijing, democracy, dictatorship, elections, geopolitics, https://www.franceinter.fr/, indonesia elections, sino-american relations, southeast asia, tensions, voters, washington

In The News

Balloons? UFOs? The Real Story Is The Perilous State Of U.S.-China Relations

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Post date February 13, 2023

U.S. Air Force fighter jets ready to intercept UFOs Ssgt Danielle Sukhlall/U.S Air/Planet Pix/ZUMA

Let’s call it the “war of the balloons”: Four unidentified flying objects have now been shot down by fighter jets in one week over North America. But the mystery of the details should not hide the bigger picture of how far U.S.-Sino relations have sunk in the past 10 days.

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