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China’s technology tactics irk its trading partners

For four decades, Beijing has cajoled or pressured foreign companies to hand over technology. And its trading partners say if that didn’t work, China stole what it wanted. Communist leaders deflected demands for change until foreign frustration erupted into a showdown with President Donald Trump. He sent shockwaves through their export industries by slapping punitive

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On Politics: Trump and Kushner Raised Flags at Deutsche Bank

• In an analysis, Peter Baker dubs this the “profanity presidency.” At rallies and in interviews, on Twitter and in formal speeches, Mr. Trump relishes the bad-boy language of a shock jock. • The Trump administration has warned Congress that the flow of unaccompanied migrant children at the southern border has increased and may require

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Asian shares mixed; election results buoy India, Australia

Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday, with India and Australia leading gains for the region following elections that looked set to keep incumbents in office. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.3% to 21,343.09 after the government reported Monday that the economy grew at a better-than-expected 2.1% annual pace in January-March. In Australia, the

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