China’s growing muscle at the UN

中国在联合国日益增强的力量

FT News Briefing

2025-07-28

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The European Union struck a deal to limit the rate of US tariffs, and public companies are filling their coffers with cryptocurrencies. Plus, the share of goods in total UK exports has fallen to a record low, and China is moving to fill the void left by the US at the United Nations. Mentioned in this podcast: US and EU strike trade deal, says Trump Companies load up on niche crypto tokens to boost share prices Trump left a power vacuum at the UN. China saw an opportunity The share of goods in total UK exports has fallen to a record low China’s Shaolin Temple says its head is facing a criminal investigation Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Jess Smith, Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Katya Kumkova, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Alex Higgins and Peter Barber. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.  CREDITS: Shaolin Temple (1982)/Chung Yuen Motion Picture Company Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Good morning from the Financial Times.

  • Today is Monday, July 28th, and this is your FT News briefing.

  • The US and the EU have a trade deal and public companies are loading up on cryptocurrencies.

  • Plus, a US rival is stepping in to fill a new void at the United Nations.

  • China is in a very good position.

  • to take advantage of these huge reforms going on.

  • I'm Jess Smith, and here's the news you need to start your day.

  • Markets opened the week with news of yet another U.S. trade deal.

  • After weeks of difficult discussions,

  • the leaders of the U.S. and the European Union yesterday reached an agreement.

  • The U.S. will impose 15 percent tariffs on most imports from the European bloc.

  • Not only that,