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14.05.26 - 10:42
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Trump-Xi Summit: Xi Warns Trump Of ′Clashes′ If Taiwan Issue Mishandled | Daybreak Europe 05/14/2026 (Bloomberg)
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Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we'll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins.
Chinese President Xi Jinping pressed US President Donald Trump on the issue of Taiwan and warned of a potential conflict if mismanaged, in blunt remarks that punctured an otherwise cordial start to the first visit to China by a sitting US president in nearly a decade.
And Bloomberg understands Angela Rayner, the UK's former deputy prime minister, has been cleared of deliberate wrongdoing by an investigation into her tax affairs and is preparing for a potential leadership bid against her former boss, Keir Starmer.
Today's guest: Keiran Pedley, UK Politics Director, Ipsos; Xiaolin Chen, Head of International, KraneShares. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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04.01.26 - 23:27
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Chinese Social Media Explodes: US Invasion Of Venezuela A ′Template′ For Move On Taiwan (ZeroHedge)
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Chinese Social Media Explodes: US Invasion Of Venezuela A 'Template' For Move On Taiwan
A fascinating new report by Bloomberg on Sunday has observed a huge uptick in Chinese social media users weighing in on the decades-long Taiwan independence crisis, in relation to President Trump's weekend overthrow of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
"Trump's operation against the Venezuelan strongman shot to the top of China's Weibo late Saturday, with the topic gaining some 440 million views on the X-like platform," Bloomberg reports. "Many commentators were quick to make comparisons between the fate of the South American nation and that of the self-ruled democracy Beijing has vowed to claim."
Like the long building military showdown between the United States and Venezuela, Taiwan has been a flashpoint in mainland China's shadow. It is 'small' in comparison with China's population and military might. But the situation is an inversion, with Washington having long armed Ta...
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