Xi Jinping
Is ‘America First’ starting to backfire as Washington’s allies go it alone?
Members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet, including Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, listen to Trump address the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Davos Congress Center on Jan. 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Starmer’s high stakes visit to China takes center stage
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images All eyes are on U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he begins a high-stakes, three-day trip to China, the first […]
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‘Never interrupt your adversary when he’s making a mistake’: Why Beijing isn’t rushing to answer Trump’s tariff broadside
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk to a room for a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has widened his tariff playbook, unleashing a […]
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Davos, Trump’s Greenland tariffs, Stellantis’ tough run and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Tuesday. Breaking news this morning: Netflix submitted an all-cash offer for Warner Bros. Discovery‘s assets, the latest twist in the fight for the media giant’s studio and streaming businesses. CNBC reported last week that Netflix was likely to adjust its bid. […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The EU has a nuclear option to deal with Trump’s Greenland tariffs — and is mulling over it
Flags of the European Union fly outside the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on December 19, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen stood firm on the island’s self-governance, saying on Monday that the “latest statements from the US, including threats of tariffs, do […]
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Trump is going to Davos — here are the big names who aren’t
An aerial view of the town ahead of World Economic Forum (WEF), also known as Davos Summit in Davos, Switzerland on January 14, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang are among the who’s who of political leaders, big-name CEOs and […]
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China decries U.S. action in Venezuela — even as it guards billions at stake
Key Points The U.S. attack on Venezuela puts Beijing’s local commercial interests in the spotlight. China is the top destination for Venezuela’s crude oil exports. Analysts doubted the U.S. strikes would immediately impact Beijing’s actions on Taiwan. Source
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‘Might makes right’? Why the U.S. strike on Venezuela won’t push China into a Taiwan gamble
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping wave during a meeting in Miraflores Presidential Palace, in Caracas on July 20, 2014. Leo Ramirez | Afp | Getty Images The ancient Greek historian Thucydides once wrote that “the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must.” On Jan. 3, […]
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China’s Xi promises more proactive macro policies in 2026
China is on track to meet its growth target of around 5% this year and will roll out more proactive policies in 2026, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday, amplifying promises for more stimulus to power economic growth. China’s gross domestic product is expected to have reached 140 trillion yuan ($20 trillion) this year, with […]
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Elon Musk envisions humanoid robots everywhere. China may be the first to make it a reality
An engineer debugs robots at the factory of AgiBot, a leading robotics company specializing in embodied intelligence, on December 8, 2025 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Tang Yanjun/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images) Tang Yanjun | China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images Billionaire Elon Musk has put humanoid robots in the […]
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