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Podcast: The President's Daily Brief
Episode: China Blinks Again: Beijing Lifts Tariffs On Some US Goods & India, Pakistan Exchange Gunfire As Tensions Soar
Description: In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:Â
First, with their economy buckling under the weight of steep U.S. tariffs, it appears China is making a move towards de-escalation, reportedly granting exemptions for certain critical goods, though officials in Beijing are staying quiet about the development.
Later in the show—Indian and Pakistani soldiers briefly exchanged fire across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir on Friday, as fears mount that the two nuclear-armed neighbors are on the brink of another war.
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