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DONALD TRUMP

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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 14, 2016
Japanese translators forced to grab the Trump bull by the horns
A look at how the U.S. president-elect's words have been relayed in Japanese may help explain the source of uncertainty and concern here about his election.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2016
Middle America flips off the oh-so-superior elites
The progressivism of the privileged has lost its appeal in the rust belts of America.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2016
Little blue dots in a big red sea
The Democrat foisted the tired Clinton dynasty on a struggling rust-belt nation and stumbled badly.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2016
Preparing Asia for an America led by Trump
As the Trump era begins, Australian and other regional policymakers should adhere to a simple mantra: More self-reliance. More Asia. Less U.S.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 14, 2016
Xi tells Trump cooperation is 'only choice' for U.S.-China ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a telephone call that cooperation was the only choice for relations between the two countries, Chinese state media said, in their first interaction since the U.S. election.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2016
Anti-Trump protests continue for fifth day across U.S. cities
Demonstrators in major U.S. cities took to the streets Sunday for a fifth straight day to protest President-elect Donald Trump, whose campaign manager said President Barack Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton should do more to support a peaceful transition.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2016
Trump looking at fast ways to quit global climate deal: source
President-elect Donald Trump is seeking quick ways to withdraw the United States from a global accord to combat climate change, a source on his transition team said, defying broad international backing for the plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2016
Trump picks Paul Ryan ally Reince Priebus as chief of staff, alt-right opposite Steve Bannon as strategist
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, the establishment favorite and a low-key party insider, to serve as his White House chief of staff, CNN quoted sources as saying on Sunday.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2016
Trump seeks delay in trial over university fraud suits until after inauguration
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has requested that a trial over a lawsuit by former students of his now-defunct Trump University be put on hold until after the presidential inauguration, according to a motion filed by his lawyer late Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2016
Tweeter-in-chief Trump says he may not stop social media use while in White House
Donald Trump credits social media with a key role in his upset victory in the U.S. presidential election and may continue to use it once he takes office, though he plans to be more circumspect.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2016
Britain's Brexit firebrand Farage meets Trump in New York
Leading Brexit campaigner and U.K. Independence Party leader Nigel Farage visited U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at his home in New York City on Saturday and a Trump aide said the pair had a "very productive" meeting.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 13, 2016
In meeting with Trump, Abe aims to underscore importance of Japan-U.S. alliance
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims to underscore the importance of the Japan-U.S. alliance when he meets President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2016
Can Prime Minister Abe, U.S. President-elect Trump unite on China?
President-elect Trump's meeting next Thursday with Prime Minister Abe may mark the start of talks to garner Japan's support for a push back against China's growing influence.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2016
Trump assails U.S. protesters, then praises their 'passion' hours later
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump denounced Americans who protested against his election, but praised them hours later Friday, underscoring contradictions that have raised questions about his leadership style.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 12, 2016
Peru's leader suggests replacing TPP with new trade deal that excludes U.S.
Peru President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski told Russian media that Pacific-rim countries can forge a new trade deal that includes China to replace the U.S.-led TPP that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to scrap.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2016
Trump places family members, loyal advisers on transition team below Pence but demotes Christie
President-elect Donald Trump began laying the groundwork on Friday to take office on Jan. 20, gathering the most loyal advisers from his insurgent campaign and three of his children to plot his transition strategy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 12, 2016
U.S. should have joined China-led AIIB: Trump adviser
A top adviser to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump lashed out at the Obama administration for failing to embrace the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, suggesting a possible policy shift when Trump takes office in January.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2016
Nuclear pact's future could emerge in Abe-Trump talks
Donald Trump's campaign remarks suggesting he'd let Japan develop atomic weapons are likely to complicate talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on renewing the U.S.-Japan nuclear pact.
EDITORIALS
Nov 11, 2016
Japan-U.S. ties in the Trump era
The incoming Trump presidency could provide Japan with an opportunity to reassess its priorities in its relations with the U.S.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2016
Rise of the anti-Trump Left
The election of Donald Trump sets the stage for a civil war within the Democratic Party in which its liberal progressive wing is likely to emerge victorious.

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