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“The Democrats’ sweeping victory in the US midterm elections could complicate US President Donald Trump’s efforts to strike further deals with China, as analysts warned that greater congressional pressure over Taiwan and technology restrictions is likely.”

“Lebanese political commentator Sarkis Naoum said Trump's defeat had weakened his hand with Iran, leaving him with diminished leverage at the negotiating table and fewer options to secure a deal.”

“For Asia’s export-driven economies, the central concern circles around Trump’s sweeping, volatile tariff regime enacted within months of his inauguration even as the US threatens even more tariffs under some ongoing investigations.”

“OpenAI said it will no longer use non-disclosure agreements with public officials when negotiating or discussing future sites, although proprietary information would still be under wraps.”

“Democrats expect to win at least partial control of Congress and impose political constraints on Trump for the first time in two years.”

“Ramaphosa said Monday's announcement that South Africa would be suspended from Washington's AGOA trade initiative from January "is indeed a negative for us" and that the focus should be on negotiating a bilateral trade agreement with the US.”

“At 80, President Donald Trump is driving himself with an effort that would be almost superhuman, if it were not also desperate.”

“After his May summit with Xi, Trump, whose administration in December approved an US$11 billion (S$14 billion) arms sale package to Taiwan, said he was holding a second package, worth some US$14 billion, in abeyance and described it as a “very good…”

“After his May summit with Xi, Trump, whose administration in December approved an $11 billion arms sale package to Taiwan, said he was holding a second package, worth some $14 billion, in abeyance and described it as a "very good negotiating chip."”

“But the broad powers to impose tariffs sparked an unusual split among Democrats, who largely support Ukraine but have resisted handing Trump wider authority over trade.”

“New Rogers ad Rogers previously backed Trump’s strikes on Iran and argued in a late-July CBS Detroit interview against curbing the president’s authority to continue the conflict while he was negotiating to end it.”