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Today — 10 December 2025Main stream

Trump’s Nvidia Chip Deal Reverses Decades of Technology Restrictions

10 December 2025 at 08:14
President Trump’s decision to allow Nvidia to sell its chips to China has raised questions about whether he is prioritizing short-term economic gain over long-term American security interests.

© Pete Marovich for The New York Times

President Trump with Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, at the White House in April.
Yesterday — 9 December 2025Main stream

Canada’s Northwest Territories Diamond Mines Are Closing

After decades of growth driven by diamond mining, Canada’s Northwest Territories are facing the closure of three major mines and wondering: What’s next?

© Pat Kane for The New York Times

The A418 pit at the Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine in Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories was closed to mining activity in 2022 and is being filled with processed kimberlite and water as part of Diavik’s agreement to remediate the landscape back to as close to its original form as possible.

As Prices Increase From Tariffs, Trump Administration Goes on the Defensive About Affordability

10 December 2025 at 00:32
The president rolled out a $12 billion bailout for farmers as he makes the case that his policy is working — or will soon.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

The president announced $12 billion in bailout money for America’s farmers who have been battered in large part by his trade policies.

Trump Clears Sale of More Powerful Nvidia A.I. Chips to China

9 December 2025 at 06:30
Approval for the H200 chip followed months of haggling between tech industry backers and defense hawks.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

The Trump administration wants to encourage Chinese companies to use Nvidia’s H200 chip while limiting sales of the company’s newest chips, known as Blackwell.

Trump Plans $12 Billion Bailout to Aid Farmers Hit by Tariffs

The federal aid comes after China boycotted American farm products in retaliation for U.S. tariffs.

© Tim Gruber for The New York Times

The money for farmers will mostly come from the Agriculture Department’s Farmer Bridge Assistance program.
Before yesterdayMain stream

China’s Weak Currency Is Powering Its Exports and Drawing Criticism

8 December 2025 at 12:18
China’s renminbi is lagging the currencies of key trading partners, making Chinese goods and services cheap and helping to drive exports.

© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

An advertisement for a Xiaomi 17 Pro phone next to an Apple store in Shanghai. The weak value of the Chinese currency has hurt the ability of Chinese consumers to afford foreign brands.

Despite Trump’s Tariffs, China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time

8 December 2025 at 12:15
President Trump’s tariffs weren’t enough to hold back the global export flood by China, which pushed past last year’s record in just 11 months.

© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

A Geely manufacturing plant in Hangzhou, China. Carmakers and other exporters in traditional manufacturing powerhouses like Germany, Japan and South Korea are losing customers to Chinese rivals.

Bessent Says He Divested From Soybean Farms After Ethics Office Warning

8 December 2025 at 02:30
The Treasury Secretary said on Sunday he recently shed his holdings to comply with his federal ethics agreement.

© Tim Gruber for The New York Times

China stopped buying American soybeans in response to President Trump’s tariffs, inflicting economic pain on U.S. farmers.

Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy

6 December 2025 at 08:29
President Trump’s new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians.

© Tom Brenner for The New York Times

President Trump at the White House last month. The National Security Strategy his administration released describes a world in which American interests are far narrower than how prior administrations — even in his first term — had portrayed them.

Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine

4 December 2025 at 18:03
As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.
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