Facing 2 years as a lame duck, what can Trump do to stay in control?

🔮 As Congress threatens his agenda at home, Trump may become even more aggressive overseas and reliant on executive orders The loss is expected to steer the White House towards a more aggressive foreign policy and even greater reliance on executive orders.

🔮 In Asia, midterms spark worries about diplomatic uncertainty, economic pressure For US allies, there are concerns that a lame-duck Trump administration might squeeze them to score some easy diplomatic wins Observers expect the “blue wave” midterm results will push the Trump administration to heighten pressure on Washington’s Asian allies for greater US investment and increased defence cost-sharing.

🔮 “China has always regarded the European Union as a partner,” Xi said, according to state broadcaster CCTV, adding that cooperation between the two sides outweighed competition. “As long as [both sides] stay anchored to their partnership and engage in dialogue on an equal footing, differences and challenges can always be resolved and will not stand in the way of China-EU relations moving forward,” the Chinese leader said.

🔮 “We would like to see that the rules of outer space governance keep pace with exploration, reflect broad participation and benefit all countries,” Wang told an audience of nearly 400 representing more than 90 nations.

🔮 The China-Djibouti communique marks a diplomatic escalation, but experts say that Chinese naval operations are still unlikely Chinese analysts said the situation in the Red Sea has not yet escalated to a level that warrants direct naval escorts, though Beijing will closely monitor the region and may take action in the event the country’s shipping comes under threat. “The two sides emphasised the importance of safeguarding freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and stressed that the navigation rights exercised by merchant vessels of all countries in accordance with international law should be respected,” read the communique released after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Djiboutian counterpart Abdoulkader Houssein Omar met in Beijing on Wednesday.

🔮 “China expresses serious concern over this and has lodged solemn representations with the British side,” the embassy said, noting that it would continue to urge Britain to stop the arbitrary detention and questioning of Chinese citizens.

🔮 “China expresses serious concern over this and has lodged solemn representations with the British side,” the embassy said, noting that it would continue to urge Britain to stop the arbitrary detention and questioning of Chinese citizens.

🔮 “I asked the president, ‘Could you get me some for the Rose Garden?’

🔮 Vehicle may have sparked Mongolia wildfire, putting China rescuers on high alert 3,400 emergency personnel deployed to the Chinese side of the border to combat the latest environmental threat from its neighbour The blaze, which erupted on October 8 in the inland country’s easternmost Dornod province bordering Russia and China, advanced rapidly towards China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, driven by strong autumn winds and drought conditions.

🔮 The New Yalu River Bridge, which was completed in 2014, will be officially opened amid warming relations between the two countries The two countries will hold an opening ceremony to mark the official opening of the New Yalu River Bridge, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday morning.