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Rubio's first trip to Japan as secretary of state will come at an awkward moment for the bilateral alliance. The deadline to negotiate a trade deal with the U.S. will expire later that week. Trump has hinted that he may raise the tariffs on Japan from 24% to 30% or 35%.

If the U.S. wants to manufacture like China, it has to plan and implement industrial policies like China. Can it do so? Probably not. Democracy is good at preventing bad policy (like the Great Leap Forward), but it is terrible at maintaining good policy (like investing in raw

Trump envisions China trip with CEOs. 'The chain of events signals Bessent's views are prevailing. Sources say a power struggle occurred btwn Bessent, who seeks a "big, beautiful rebalancing" with China & Marco Rubio, a leading China hawk' asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter… via Nikkei Asia

Trump's tariffs are reshaping Asian logistics. German grocer Lidl's shipping arm is adding stops in Vietnam (new tariff rate 20%) and Malaysia (24%) to avoid China (55%). Malaysia's Port Klang has replaced Colombo as the main Asian transshipment hub asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Supp…

Ghana received $4.6bn in remittances from the U.S. in 2023? theafricareport.com/387089/ghana-c…

A celebration of Li Keqiang's life. At this timing.

Rubio postpones Japan, South Korean trip -- Rubio has informed both governments -- He will attend a meeting between Trump and Netanyahu on Monday -- The decision was made Wednesday afternoon in light of Gaza developments asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…

Me: "Trump admin is leaving key US allies, Japan and South Korea, hanging out to dry when some shoring up of ties is needed, especially with ongoing trade tariffs and whispers that Washington plans to withdraw troops from bases in these allied nations." asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…

Probably 50 CEOs. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Happy fourth of July everyone.

Big clash Monday? “The Israeli Prime Minister sees that the time is ripe for further action against Iran; the US President just wants the Nobel Prize” ⁦John Bolton⁩ writes. telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/0…

“As with the tariffs and travel bans, the [Oval Office] renovations of the second term have been more aggressive than those seen during the first.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

I asked President Trump if the Commanders should change its name back to Redskins:   “Well, you want me to make a controversial statement? I would,” Trump replied. “I wouldn't have changed the name. It just doesn't have the same, it doesn't have the same ring to me. But, you

This 3 hour conversation was well worth the listen. Scott Horton on Tucker Carlson: Coups, WMDs, & CIA – A Deep Dive Into What Led to the US/Israeli War With Iran youtu.be/_HVGLCRp3I8?si… via YouTube

All this for nothing lmao

It is hard to understand why Trump would "make threats" to impose tariffs on Japan, Matthew P. Goodman said. "The only comfort is that it is just a letter and not an actual tariff yet." Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Japan, South Korea, Malaysia asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade-…