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Merz left empty. Xi's cadres, retrained.

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Adrian Monck
Feb 25, 2026
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Section 122’s 150-day statutory ceiling has turned every US trade commitment into a depreciating asset – the EU froze ratification, China pocketed a 7 percentage-point tariff cut, and Japan is demanding non-escalation guarantees before its prime minister boards a plane to Washington.

1 Section 122’s 150-Day Credibility…

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