China hits back after Trump’s currency jibe
“It would be wonderful, a dream would be that no country would have nukes, but if countries are going to have nukes, we’re going to be at the top of the pack,” Trump said.
Russia has 7,000 warheads and the United States, 6,800, according to the Ploughshares Fund, an anti-nuclear group.
“Russia and the United States have far more weapons than is necessary to deter nuclear attack by the other or by another nuclear-armed country,” said Daryl Kimball, executive director of the independent Arms Control Association non-profit group. BEIJING: Beijing has hit back at Donald Trump after the US president risked reigniting a simmering feud with China by accusing it of being the “grand champion” of currency manipulation.
“I think they’re grand champions at manipulation of currency. So I haven’t held back. We’ll see what happens,” Trump said in an interview with Reuters on Thursday. Beijing rejected Trump’s claims on Friday, with the foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang claiming his country had “no intention of deliberately devaluing its currency to gain a trade advantage”.
Asked about Trump’s claims of currency manipulation, Geng said: “If you must pin the label of ‘grand champion’ ... on China, then we are a grand champion of economic development. We’ve made great achievements since the start of economic reform and opening-up, making us the undisputed grand champion.”
Chinese scholars expressed frustration at the president’s allegation.
“He has such a big mouth. What can we do about it? Let him talk,” said Zhu Feng, a professor of international relations at Nanjing University. GNS WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is blaming the FBI for failing to stop leaks to the media, saying the information being reported is classified and could have a “devastating effect” on the country.
Trump made the remarks in a tweet early on Friday. His tweet follows reports that White House chief of staff
Reince Priebus had asked a top FBI official to dispute media reports that Trump’s campaign advisers were frequently in touch with Russian intelligence agents during the election.
The New York Times reported that US agencies had intercepted calls last year between Russian intelligence officials and members of Trump’s 2016 campaign team.
Trump writes, “The FBI is totally unable to stop the national security ‘leakers’ that have permeated our government for a long time. They can’t even find the leakers within the FBI itself.”
He adds, “classified information is being given to media that could have a devastating effect on U.S. FIND NOW.” AP Philippines senator and staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte arrested
Charges were filed on Friday against her alleging she received money from drug dealers inside prisons. She has been a vociferous critic of Duterte’s anti-drugs crackdown