The Chengdu Statement calls for affordable digital access, AI skills, stronger defenses against online scams and support for secure open-source development across the Asia-Pacific.
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6 stories in this desk.The agreement supplements the countries' existing free-trade pact and adds provisions covering tariffs, digital trade, labor, customs and economic security.
The former Greater Manchester mayor took office after replacing Keir Starmer as Labour leader, promising a decade-long plan focused on political stability and economic growth.
Fresh U.S. strikes hit Iranian military sites as Iran targeted Bahrain and Kuwait, while the Pentagon confirmed additional American service-member deaths tied to attacks in Iraq and Jordan.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio convened officials from more than 60 countries, opening a new international push that critics say rests on a disputed assessment of the threat.
President Trump publicly opposed the suspension of most ICE vehicle stops, and field offices were told the tactic remains available, leaving the earlier restriction effectively reversed but still poorly documented.
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