Economics correspondent at @AFP in Washington DC, covering the Treasury Dept, trade & tariff policy. Previously in đ¨đł / đ¸đŹ. Reach out at [email protected].
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Beiyi Seow retweeted
Tech-heavy Xi state dinner guest list includes, per WH:
Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, CEO
Sam Altman, OpenAI, CEO
Greg Brockman, OpenAI, President & Co-Founder
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, CEO
Elon Musk, SpaceX & Tesla, CEO
Tim Cook, Chairman of the Board of Apple
Sundar Pichai, Google, CEO
Sergey Brin, Google/Alphabet, Co-Founder
Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Chairman
Satya Nadella, Microsoft, Chairman & CEO
David Ellison, Paramount Skydance, CEO
Kelly Ortberg, Boeing, CEO
Jim Taiclet, Lockheed Martin, Chairman, President & CEO
Darren Woods, ExxonMobil, CEO
Bret Baier, FOX News
Laura Ingraham, FOX News
Jesse Waters, FOX News
Bret Baier, FOX News
Bernard Arnault, LVMH, CEO
Beiyi Seow retweeted
The Trump-Xi State Dinner guest list, per the White House:
President Donald J. Trump
First Lady Melania Trump
President Xi Jinping
Madame Peng Liyuan
Vice President JD Vance
Second Lady Usha Vance
Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Jeanette Rubio, Spouse of the Secretary of State
Chief of Staff Susie Wiles
U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue
Bonnie Perdue, Spouse of the US Ambassador to China
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent
John Freeman, Spouse of the Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Ambassador Jamieson Greer, United States Trade Representative
Marlo Greer, Spouse of Ambassador Greer
Cai Qi, CPC Political Bureau Standing Committee Member, Chief of Staff to President Xi
Wang Yi, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee Member
He Lifeng, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee, Vice Premier of State Council
Zheng Shanjie, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission
Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce
Ma Zhaoxu, Executive Vice Foreign Minister
Ambassador Xie Feng, Chinese Ambassador to the United States
Ms. Ivanka Trump
Mr. Eric Trump
Ms. Lara Trump
Ms. Tiffany Trump
Mr. Michael Boulos
Mr. Viktor Knavs
Ms. Arabella Kushner
Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, CEO
Lori Huang, Spouse of Jensen Huang
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, CEO
Dr. Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices, CEO
Daniel Lin, Spouse of Lisa Su
Tim Cook, Chairman of the Board of Apple
John F.W. Rogers, Goldman Sachs EVP and Secretary to the Board
Lynn Martin, President of the NYSE
Linda Mills, President of New York University
Eric Yuan, Zoom, CEO
Tang Fangyu Director, Central Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee
Minister of Finance Mr. Lan Fo'an
Mme. Wang Dan, Wife of Ambassador Xie Feng
Zhou Hongxu Deputy Director, General Office of the CPC Central Committee Director, Central Security Bureau
Lyu Luhua, Secretary to the President
Hong Lei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Protocol Department
Cai Wei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs
Mao Ning, Director General, Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Zhang Quan, Secretary to Madame Peng
Zhang Yongchao, Deputy Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kelly Ortberg, Boeing, CEO
Larry Fink, Blackrock, CEO
Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone, CEO
Sam Altman, OpenAI, CEO
Greg Brockman, OpenAI, President & Co-Founder
Anna Brockman, Wife of Greg Brockman
Dr. Miriam Adelson, Las Vegas Sand, Controlling Shareholder
Sergey Brin, Google/Alphabet, Co-Founder
Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto, Partner of Sergey Brin
Satya Nadella, Microsoft, Chairman & CEO
Jim Taiclet, Lockheed Martin, Chairman, President & CEO
Sundar Pichai, Google, CEO
Larry Culp, GE Aerospace, CEO
Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron, CEO
Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm, CEO
Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Chairman
Lauren Sanchez-Bezos, Spouse of Jeff Bezos
Jeff Yass, TikTok
Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan, CEO
Michael Dell, Dell, CEO
Mary Barra, General Motors, CEO
David Solomon, Goldman Sachs, CEO
Jane Fraser, Citi, CEO
Elon Musk, SpaceX & Tesla, CEO
Darren Woods, ExxonMobil, CEO
Chief Justice John Roberts, Chief Supreme Court Justice
Jane Sullivan Roberts, Chief Supreme Court Justice Spouse
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court Justice
Jesse Barrett, Supreme Court Justice Spouse
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Justice
Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, Spouse of Supreme Court Justice
Speaker Mike Johnson, United States House of Representatives, Louisiana
Kelly Johnson, Spouse of Speaker Mike Johnson
Bret Baier, FOX News, American Journalist and Host
Amy Baier, Spouse of Brett Baier
Laura Ingraham, FOX News, American Television Presenter
Representative Richard McCormick, United States House of Representatives, Georgia
Jesse Waters, FOX News Host
Emma Waters, Spouse of Jesse Waters
David Ellison, Paramount Skydance, CEO
Susan Dell, Spouse to Michael Dell
Kevin Warsh, Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Jane Lauder, Spouse to Kevin Warsh
Secretary Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce
Allison Lutnick, Spouse to Secretary Lutnick
Director John Ratcliffe, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Michelle Ratcliffe, Spouse to Director Ratcliffe
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy to Middle East
Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor, Assistant to the President
Katie Miller, Spouse of Stephen Miller
Dan Scavino, Deputy Chief of Staff, Assistant to the President
Erin Scavino, Spouse to Dan Scavino
Attorney General Todd Blanche, Attorney General of the United States
Kristine Blanche, Spouse to Attorney General Todd Blanche
Meredith OâRourke, The OâRourke Group
Secretary Chris Wright, Secretary of Energy
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health & Human Services
Secretary Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education
Secretary Doug Burgum, Secretary of Interior
Kathryn Burgum, Spouse to Secretary Burgum
Secretary Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation
Rachel Campos-Duffy, Spouse of Sean Duffy
Director Russell Vought, Director of Office of Management & Budget
Administrator Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling, Acting Secretary of Labor
Brad Gerstner, Altimeter, CEO
Sangeeta Mehrota, Spouse of Sanjay Mehrotra
Anthony Barra, Spouse of Mary Barra
Kathy Woods, Spouse of Darren Woods
Albert Bourla, Pfizer, CEO
David Sacks, Co-chair, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Administrator Kelly Loeffler, Small Business Administrator
Jeff Sprecher, Spouse of Kelly Loeffler
Katie Simpson, FiancĂŠ to Brad Gerstner
Representative Jason Smith, United States House of Representatives, Missouri
Senator Steven Daines, United States Senator, Montana
General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Director Jay Clayton, Director of Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Bernard Arnault, LVMH, CEO
Alexandre Arnault, Son of Bernard Arnault
Ryan McInerey, Visa, CEO
Michael Miebach, Mastercard, CEO
Sandra Lynn Ellison, Spouse of David Ellison
Cheryl Hines, Spouse of Secretary Kennedy
Beiyi Seow retweeted
Trump gives Xi a tour new White House helipad â and takes him aboard Marine One. âWe had a great meeting, Trump told reporters alongside Xi. âHe's an expert on stone, aside from many other things, and he loves good graniteâ
Beiyi Seow retweeted
Raised voices as Chinese photographers seek better spots for Xiâs arrival at the White House
Beiyi Seow retweeted
Chinese President Xi Jinping receives rare airport welcome from US President Donald Trump, kicking off pomp-filled state visit aimed at smoothing superpower tensions on everything from AI and trade to Iran.
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Beiyi Seow retweeted
Any deal with President Alexander Lukashenko's Belarus comes with risks, the country's exiled opposition leader tells AFP, as US leader Donald Trump floats major fertilizer purchases from the Russia ally
Interview by @beiyis
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Beiyi Seow retweeted
One quirk of Trumpâs latest tariff frenzy: a bunch of Canadian booze products are banned altogether â except if itâs a certain unspecified whiskey or liqueur of at least 4L (~a gallon), in which case, tariff cancelled!
Beiyi Seow retweeted
Carney: "The U.S. introduced in the last hours, efforts to restrict our ability to have other trade deals. We're the partner of choice in many respects for countries around the world, and the Americans wanted to restrict that. Unacceptable."
Beiyi Seow retweeted
ANALYSIS: Carney Stands Up to Trump in Trade War Despite the Risks
On Friday night, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada did something that few other world leaders before him have dared to do.
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Off to bed, at last.
Beiyi Seow retweeted
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaking now, says his dollar for dollar retaliation to the new U.S. tariffs will take effect Sept. 8.
(Sources have said previously that could offer a sort of negotiating overtime period possibly.)
Beiyi Seow retweeted
REPORTER: You mentioned that, staying on as Fed governor, you intend to keep a low profile. Could you give us a little more detail on what that looks like?
JEROME POWELL: *ducks down*
Beiyi Seow retweeted
What began as a glittering Washington gala plunged into panic when loud bangs rang out, guests screamed âGet down!â and Secret Service agents dragged President Donald Trump from the stage, weapons drawn, as hundreds cowered on the ballroom floor.
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Beiyi Seow retweeted
We will provide updates as they become available and confirm information. Our teams are on the ground assessing the situation and investigating. All of our protectees are safe.
Beiyi Seow retweeted
Trump says heâll try to pay TSA agents by executive order. (Itâs not at all clear he can, to put it mildly.)
Beiyi Seow retweeted
China prepares landmark law curtailing minority language rights - @FT
One of many developments at the Two Sessions in Beijing that will get overshadowed by the Middle East
Story quotes a report I co-authored, saying the law "will expand the legal basis for restricting religious, cultural and political activities among minority groups"
From the story by @leahyjoseph :
"China is set to enact a landmark law requiring ethnic minorities to use Mandarin Chinese as their main language of instruction, overturning decades-old policies that date back to the era of Mao Zedong.
The new law, which analysts expect to be passed at the annual meeting of Chinaâs rubber-stamp parliament this week, is aimed at 'forging a sense of community in the Chinese nation', according to a draft of the legislation.
It also threatens legal action against anyone, inside or outside China, who undermines 'national unity' or provokes 'separatism'.
The sweeping law marks the latest effort in a 'Sinicisation' campaign under Chinese leader Xi Jinping, which critics say aims to force the countryâs dozens of ethnic minorities to assimilate into Han-dominated society in the name of promoting inter-ethnic harmony.
Chinaâs Han majority accounts for about 90 per cent of its population of 1.4bn, but the country recognises 56 official minorities, a dozen languages â some with their own written scripts â and hundreds of dialects.
Under the new Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, while minority languages may still be taught as a second language, groups such as Tibetans, Uyghurs and Mongolians will no longer be entitled to use their native tongues for core subjects in schools and universities."
Beiyi Seow retweeted
President Trump gave the order for Iran strikes at 3.38pm, Gen. Caine says. Trump was on Air Force One at the time, along with the press pool, shortly before landing in Corpus Christi, Texas. At about 4.29pm my pool colleague @BernieDebusmann asked him: âHow close are you to making a decision on strikes?â Trump replied âIâd rather not tell you. You would have had the greatest scoop in history, right?â Then he gave a speech and went to a Whataburger restaurant
Beiyi Seow retweeted
Flights across the Middle East were cancelled Saturday as several countries slammed their airspace shut after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran.
Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Kuwait and the UAE announced at least partial closures of their skies.
timesofmalta.com/article/airâŚ.
Beiyi Seow retweeted
Time to remind everyone again:
1, The Supreme Court only ruled that the tariffs are illegal under IEEPA.
2, It did not rule that they could not be justified under other laws.
3, The reciprocal trade agreements remain in force.
