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"Nobody worries about it": As President #Trump shakes the international order, #China seeks to cast itself as a model of stability. Our report from #Beijing: https://t.co/KbEEvVgQha @nbcnews

#China’s annual political gathering underway at the Great Hall of the People. The session (Premier Li Qiang’s ‘work report’) rarely yields surprises but does offer clues about where the economy is at (5% growth) & the leadership’s priorities (touting AI/tech). @NBCNews https://t.co/r72VP524UQ

RT @janisfrayer: For years, the US backed demining teams clearing millions of unexploded munitions in #Cambodia - until President Trump fro…

For years, the US backed demining teams clearing millions of unexploded munitions in #Cambodia - until President Trump froze foreign aid. Many of them are leftover from American bombing campaigns during the Vietnam War. Our @NBCNews story from Siem Reap: https://t.co/hFulWMSsD6

DeepSeek is being hailed as a global AI disruptor here in #China, but there's also increasing scrutiny (and more bans) over potential security risks. Watch how the chatbot answers questions deemed sensitive here -- with censorship in real-time. https://t.co/xfPHce3rll @nbcnews

RT @NBCNews: USAID has announced that almost all direct hires around the world will be placed on administrative leave later this week. http…

Minimus maximus: From @USPS —> Temporary Service Disruption Effective Feb. 4, the Postal Service will temporarily suspend only international package acceptance of inbound parcels from #China and #HongKong Posts until further notice. @NBCNews (letters & flats not affected) https://t.co/ljbl4mxzKd

#China retaliating with more than #tariffs: Google is now targeted in an anti-trust investigation... plus, PVH Group (Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger & other clothing brands) and Illumina (gene sequencing) are being added to 'Unreliable Entity List' (ie. blacklisted). @NBCNews

As a trade war escalates, from Feb 10 #China will impose 15% tariffs on US coal+LNG, and 10% on crude oil, farm machinery & pickups in response to President #Trump's 10% #tariffs on Chinese goods. Plus more Chinese export controls on materials like tungsten, bismuth, etc @NBCNews

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China retaliated immediately on Tuesday as a 10% U.S. tariff on Chinese goods went into effect, announcing its own levies of 10% to 15% on some U.S. products. https://t.co/5oNIRDrY8f

As a trade war escalates, from Feb 10 China will impose 15% tariffs on US coal+LNG, and 10% on crude oil, farm machinery & pickups in response to President Trump's 10% tariffs on Chinese goods. Also, more Chinese export controls on materials like tungsten, bismuth, etc. @NBCNews

BREAKING: #China says it will impose tariffs of 10% to 15% on some U.S. products starting February 10. More to come... @NBCNews

#Canada, #Mexico and #China retaliate as U.S. prepares to collect #tariffs ⁦@NBCNews⁩ ⁦@megan_lebowitz⁩ https://t.co/mKrZlamyec

#China says the Trump administration’s 10% tariff hike on all goods “seriously violates WTO rules, does nothing to resolve its own issues, and disrupts normal economic and trade cooperation”, adding Beijing will “take necessary countermeasures.” @NBCNews https://t.co/8RapdQWNdX

RT @janisfrayer: "It's not easy to capture a North Korean soldier": #NorthKorea defectors offer a glimpse inside Kim Jong Un's army... desc…

"It's not easy to capture a North Korean soldier": #NorthKorea defectors offer a glimpse inside Kim Jong Un's army... describing a life of labor, loyalty & hunger. With @stella2songhee @jennjettkw @edmundflanagan & Kyle Eppler. @nbcnews #Ukraine #Russia https://t.co/v1mb5T5N8g

Celebration and a mass wedding in #Thailand as same-sex marriage law takes effect 🏳️‍🌈 @NBCNews⁩ ⁦@NBCNewsWorld⁩ https://t.co/P1LuRv9ind

BREAKING: #China signals that its sanctions on Secretary of State Marco Rubio won't be a problem. Here's what an official in Beijing said in response to my question from @NBCNews: https://t.co/2az3N4Faqk