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							<title><![CDATA[China Is Using Washington&rsquo;s Playbook]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joseph Lai</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' When Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Washington for a summit meeting with President Trump, he will have some serious leverage.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
In August, Beijing announced its broadest package of'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' trade countermeasures'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' since last year'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s truce with President Trump. The timing matters....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Business Leaders Should Know About Beijing Summit]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2026/05/07/what_business_leaders_need_to_know_about_the_trump-xi_beijing_summit_1181198.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joseph Lai</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s mid-May trip to Beijing is a high-profile reminder that U.S.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';'China relations will be a major factor in shaping markets, supply chains, and security dynamics this year.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Business Leaders Should Know About President Trump&rsquo;s Trip to Asia]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/10/25/what_business_leaders_should_know_about_trump_trip_to_asia_153451.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joseph Lai</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s upcoming trip to Asia is a reminder that his trade philosophy has not changed: America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s economic strength is the foundation of its global influence. His mission is to turn high-stakes negotiations into opportunities for American workers and investors. But...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Business Leaders Need To Know About Trump Tariffs]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/02/08/what_business_leaders_need_to_know_trump_tariffs_152329.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joseph Lai</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump says what he means and means what he says. Global business leaders would be well advised to believe him when he told those assembled at the World Economic Forum on Jan. 23: '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Come make your product in America, and we will give you among the lowest taxes of any nation...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What a GOP Senate Would Mean for Business Leaders]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2024/10/15/what_a_republican_senate_would_mean_for_business_leaders_1065240.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joseph Lai</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The race for president remains close and uncertain. Seven battleground states will determine its outcome. The party that wins the White House will likely take control of the House of Representatives.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Business Leaders Should Know About a Second Trump Term]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/06/09/what_business_leaders_should_know_about_a_second_trump_term_151077.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joseph Lai</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Former President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s conviction in New York has boosted his campaign'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s fundraising, unified Republicans to rally behind his campaign and done little to diminish his chances of reelection in November.
It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s not just a Republican Party phenomenon. National polling after...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Business Leaders Should Prepare for Trump Win in November]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2024/03/15/trump_can_win_in_november_business_leaders_should_prepare_1018592.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joseph Lai</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Second, business leaders should prepare for dramatic changes in energy and environmental policy. Trump made it clear he wants to expand energy domestic exploration and production which are areas that]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The New Congress: A Guide for Business Leaders]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/12/17/the_new_congress_a_guide_for_business_leaders_148621.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joseph Lai</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The midterm elections were closer than expected with Republicans seizing a slim majority in the House of Representatives and Democrats retaining narrow Senate control. That presents an opportunity for the GOP if it plays it right.
Although the widely anticipated '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'red wave'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will Asian Americans Swing Republican in Nevada&rsquo;s Senate Race?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/10/18/will_asian_americans_swing_republican_in_nevadas_senate_race_148334.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joseph Lai</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As we count down the days to the U.S. midterm elections, races to determine control of Congress are tightening across the country. That'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s certainly the case in Nevada, where Republican Adam Laxalt is locked in a close race with incumbent Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez...]]></description>
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