Trump makes tariffs concession
The US President exempts smartphones and computers from reciprocal tariffs – a move that will work to China's advantage.
It's emerged that smartphones and computers have been exempted from the biggest of Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs -- a move that will work to China's advantage.
Also in the programme: A race of mankind v. machine as China plans a half-marathon involving humanoid robots; and we speak to an Afghan scientist who finds herself the inspiration behind a new film "Rule Breakers".
Joining presenter Rebecca Kesby to discuss these and other stories of the day are Nitasha Kaul, Professor of Politics, International Relations, and Critical Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Westminster; and Alistair Burt, a distinguished fellow of the Royal United Services Institute, who is also a former long serving British MP for the Conservative party and a former Foreign Office Minister.
(Photo: A 3D-printed figure of U.S. President Donald Trump, a U.S. flag and a "tariffs" label. Credit: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration)