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Geopolitics•October 2, 2026

China Just Made Trump’s Energy Dilemma Worse

Barely a week after U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington in an effort to stabilize U.S.-China relations, Beijing

China Just Made Trump’s Energy Dilemma Worse

Barely a week after U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington in an effort to stabilize U.S.-China relations, Beijing has made a decision that cuts directly against one of Washington’s most urgent economic interests: bringing fuel prices down. According to an Oct. 1 Reuters report, Chinese refiners suspended exports of gasoline, […]

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