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Vatican Dinner Encounter
- Ambassador Freeman stayed in the Vatican residence where the Pope lives.
- During dinner, the Pope silently joined nearby without interaction, unlike John Paul II's approach.
Tariffs as a Power Play
- Trump's tariffs are justified legally but on absurd grounds of emergency based on trade imbalance longstanding since 1934.
- The tariffs are more a power play for attention than an economic or legal strategy.
China Won't Cave on Tariffs
- China will not capitulate or negotiate under Trump’s tariffs and perceived U.S. abandonment of agreements.
- China views U.S. policy as a blocking effort and doubles down on self-sufficient globalization.