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A Chinese mega-constellation of communications satellites is facing serious delays that could jeopardise its ambitions to compete with SpaceX's Starlink for valuable orbital resources.
The return of Donald Trump was supposed to bring Europe and China together. Yet, EU leaders will touch down in Beijing late on Wednesday for a summit with the lowest expectations in recent memory.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that he would be holding trade negotiations with Chinese officials in Stockholm, Sweden next week. Photo: JIJI Press via AFP
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he would meet his Chinese counterparts in Sweden next week to continue trade talks between the two countries, suggesting the current pause in sky-high tariffs aimed at each other could be extended.
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