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U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017.

Donald Trump says his Asia trip was a win for US global influence. This journalist says it’s the opposite.

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President Donald Trump just returned from a 12-day, five-country tour of Asia. He’s calling it a “highly successful trip.” But the Economist’s David Rennie has a different interpretation.

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Economics Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz on the Obama stimulus plan

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