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Xi Presses Trump For Taiwan Policy Shift As $14 Billion Weapons Deal Hangs In Limbo
Xi Presses Trump For Taiwan Policy Shift As $14 Billion Weapons Deal Hangs In Limbo
Following our earlier coverage of Barclays senior China economist Yingke Zhou's view that Chinese leader Xi Jinping's state visit delivered "more signaling, less substance," attention turns to Taiwan, where Xi pressed President Donald Trump to oppose Taiwan independence.
According to China's official Xinhua News Agency, Xi urged Trump to "adhere to the correct position of opposing Taiwan independence." The conversation took place at Thursday's White House summit.
For years, Washington has held the stance that it "doesn't...
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One data point has recently caused much astonishment, confusion and also anger online.
As Statista's Katharina Buchholz details below, it is the finding that men benefit more from being married in terms of life expectancy than women do.
In other words, that men live longer and healthier lives if they are backed up by a spouse in doing so, while women don’t see the same support in prolonging their length and quality of life.
The notion that men rob years of life from their wives and...
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Explosion disrupts Damietta LNG hub
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Colonial Restarts Largest U.S. Gasoline Pipeline After Georgia Damage
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Colonial Pipeline's Line 1 flows were restored after the damaged section was repaired in Georgia.
Colonial Pipeline's Line 1 halted operations on Thursday night after a third-party work crew caused damage in Paulding County, Georgia.
Colonial Pipeline's Line 1 Flows Restart
The good news for U.S. East Coast drivers is that Colonial Pipeline's Line 1 did not suffer a prolonged shutdown.
Flows on the nation's largest gasoline pipeline, which runs from Texas to New York, resumed within hours after a third-party work crew damaged...
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