Hello from the FT newsroom. “Planet Earth is big enough for two countries to succeed,” were the words of Chinese President Xi Jinping at a landmark US-China summit yesterday. At the meeting in San Francisco, Joe Biden and Xi agreed to resume high-level military communication — an important step towards stabilising bilateral relations that had reached a 40-year low amid concern about Chinese military activity in Taiwan.
The two countries also agreed to co-operate on climate change, crack down on the fentanyl trade, and establish a dialogue on artificial intelligence. Xi’s warmest welcome, though, came at a reception with US business leaders, where he received a standing ovation from a crowd including Tesla’s Elon Musk and Apple’s Tim Cook.
- Inflation seems to be falling more sharply than expected, with encouraging numbers out of the UK and US this week. As central banks face the most difficult moment of their policymaking cycle, Martin Wolf argues that the case for loosening is getting stronger.?
- While the eyes of the world are on Gaza, the impact of Hamas’s October 7 attack is also being felt in the occupied West Bank. As Israeli settlers assert their grip, there has been a huge upsurge in violence within the territory. The FT’s Guy Chazan reports from the West Bank. You can read this story for free on our FT Edit app. Download it here.
- Western nations are up against a shadowy network of global operatives as they fight to keep key technology out of Russia’s hands. This fascinating FT investigation tracks down European microchips moving through intermediaries into Russia.
- David Cameron’s return to UK government shocked many of us this week. But how surprising is it really? Our reporters’ useful data visualisation breaks down the UK’s “increasingly frenetic merry-go-round of the great offices of state”.??
- Right-wing libertarian Javier Milei, an economist and former tantric sex coach, leaned on his eccentric persona early in Argentina’s presidential election. Ahead of Sunday’s final run-off, he has become more moderate. Will it work? (Free to read)?
- Unlimited Mo?t in the southern seas of Greenland, anyone? “Floating hotels” are a growing craze for a booming luxury sector — offering their customers unrivalled luxury on the water combined with an array of bucket list experiences on land. Jemima Kelly experienced the surreal world of super-luxury cruising. (Free to read)
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Why it is important to stop wars today: The development of science creates a better understanding of matter. Nuclear weapons are not complex devices. Alternatively, it is the size of a ballpoint pen, two hemispheres of uranium or other material that can produce neutrons. Lithium deuteride is placed on top of such a ball; its layer thickness will determine the power of the explosion. The top layer, above the lithium deuteride, is the layer that should press all the other layers inward evenly. The explosion or melting of the outer metal ((lead or mercury, or other heavy elements with low melting points, their isotopes),), before this, will begin to compress the material inward. The pressure will increase, uranium will acquire a critical mass, a fission reaction will begin in it, neutrons/gamma radiation will begin to saturate lithium deuteride, the nuclei will begin to disintegrate and repulsive forces will begin to release the shell, creating a fusion reaction, the energy of which will further increase the processes in the system. So it will all end with a big bang.