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Washington Examiner · United States · China rejects Trump's trilateral nuclear talks as 'unrealistic'
Reports the rejection as confirmation that Beijing will not constrain its expansion, pairing it with China's weapons displays. Frames Chinese refusal as evidence the US should build up rather than negotiate down.
“China dismissed the trilateral proposal even as it paraded new strategic systems, signalling no appetite to cap its growth.”
Washington Times · United States · Poland and Germany sign a defence pact to extend the Eastern Shield
'Balance of power shifts' framing, with Merz's line that 'we Germans need a strong Poland as an equal partner,' tying the pact to US drawdown from European defence.
“Germany and Poland ink a new defence deal as the balance of power in Europe shifts.”