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Trump Announces $176 M Cable Upgrade, Plans Sep Xi Meeting

7/30/2026

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President Donald Trump announced $175.8 million to replace undersea telecom cables in the Caribbean and Central America.
The State Department is reviewing a plan for nearly $500 million in anti-China programs in Africa and Asia.
President Trump will meet Xi Jinping in September at the UN General Assembly after Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Wang Yi in the Philippines.

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President Donald Trump announced $175.8 million to replace undersea telecom cables in the Caribbean and Central America.
The State Department is reviewing a plan for nearly $500 million in anti-China programs in Africa and Asia.
President Trump will meet Xi Jinping in September at the UN General Assembly after Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Wang Yi in the Philippines.