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WSJ What’s News

Trump Goes After China’s Tech Sector by Expanding Trade Blacklist

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

44K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

P.M. Edition for Sept. 29. The Trump administration is cracking down on companies that it says pose national-security risks by adding them to an expanded trade blacklist. WSJ tech policy reporter Amrith Ramkumar discusses why that might be a headache for U.S. companies. Plus, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump releases a 20-point plan to bring peace to Gaza. And a frothy U.S. credit market is making some on Wall Street worry that it’s ripe for a fall. We hear from Matt Wirz, who covers credit for the Journal, about other signs that have some investors concerned. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.7

President Trump releases a new proposal to end the war in Gaza.

0:38.0

Plus, with an expanded trade blacklist, Trump targets China's tech sector.

0:43.1

It's very significant. This is potentially going to add thousands of companies to the entity list, and a lot of them are in China and in critical supply chains used by U.S. companies.

0:52.6

And the credit market is humming, but some on Wall Street are concerned that a fallout

0:57.3

is coming. It's Monday, September 29th. I'm Alex Oslo for the Wall Street Journal.

1:02.9

This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that

1:07.5

move the world today.

1:16.7

Thank you. stories that move the world today. Today, the White House released a 20-point peace plan for Gaza, calling on Hamas to release

1:22.2

all remaining hostages within 72 hours and leaving open the possibility of Palestinian statehood.

1:28.5

The proposal is billed as the U.S. vision to end the almost two-year war in Gaza.

1:33.7

Addressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference at the White House this afternoon,

1:38.7

President Trump reiterated his support for the Israeli leader.

1:41.5

If Hamas rejects the deal, which is always possible, they're the only one left.

1:46.5

Everyone else has accepted it.

1:48.7

But I have a feeling that we're going to have a positive answer.

1:53.3

But if not, as you know, baby, you'd have our full backing to do what you would have to do.

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