五角大楼代理总会计师赫斯特说，最新数字包括更新后的设备维修和更换费用以及运营成本。 （路透社）

美国五角大楼星期二说，美国在伊朗战争中迄今已耗资近290亿美元（约369亿新元），比4月底的估算增加了40亿美元。

综合路透社和法新社报道，五角大楼代理总会计师赫斯特星期二（5月12日）告诉国会议员，最新数字包括更新后的设备维修和更换费用以及运营成本。

4月29日，赫斯特在众议院军事委员会听证会上说，美国至今的战事支出达250亿美元。

赫斯特说：“在作证时……这一数字是250亿美元。但联合参谋部团队和审计长一直在不断审查估算，目前我们认为这一数字更接近290亿美元。”

五角大楼代理总会计师赫斯特说，最新数字包括更新后的设备维修和更换费用以及运营成本。 （路透社）

美国五角大楼星期二说，美国在伊朗战争中迄今已耗资近290亿美元（约369亿新元），比4月底的估算增加了40亿美元。

综合路透社和法新社报道，五角大楼代理总会计师赫斯特星期二（5月12日）告诉国会议员，最新数字包括更新后的设备维修和更换费用以及运营成本。

4月29日，赫斯特在众议院军事委员会听证会上说，美国至今的战事支出达250亿美元。

赫斯特说：“在作证时……这一数字是250亿美元。但联合参谋部团队和审计长一直在不断审查估算，目前我们认为这一数字更接近290亿美元。”

习特会或达成农产品协议 但中国对美大豆需求有限

2026年5月12日 20:07 / 联合早报

中国和美国可能在本周举行的元首峰会上达成农产品协议，扩大中国对美国谷物和肉类的采购。图为爱荷华州一农田里，播种机料斗内装满大豆种子。 （法新社）

（北京／新加坡路透电）中国和美国可能在本周举行的元首峰会上达成农产品协议，扩大中国对美国谷物和肉类的采购。不过，市场观察人士认为，除去年10月已达成的协议外，中国不太可能进一步大幅增加美国大豆采购。

美国总统特朗普将在星期三至星期五（5月13日至15日）访华，并与中国国家主席习近平会面。农业被视为中美关系中争议较少的领域之一，但官员、交易员和分析师普遍认为，此次峰会最终能达成哪些成果，仍存在不确定性。

知情人士称，白宫正寻求中国在大豆及其他农产品采购方面作出更大承诺。一名美国高级官员在未说明具体产品的情况下说：“他们知道这是他们需要的东西，也知道这是我们希望出售的产品。所以，相关协议究竟会在此次访问期间，还是稍后达成，还有待观察。”

白宫官员透露，包括美国粮食贸易商嘉吉公司董事长赛克斯（Brian Sikes）在内的10多名企业首席执行官和高管，将随同特朗普出访。

不过，交易员和分析师指出，由于中国国内需求疲弱，加上巴西大豆价格更具竞争力，北京无意在去年10月达成的协议之外进一步增加美国大豆采购，因此即使双方达成协议，规模也可能较为有限。

延伸阅读

大豆采购料成习特会焦点 分析：特朗普中期选举欲巩固农民选票 美大豆对华出口回暖 美农民今年春季扩大种植面积

自特朗普首个总统任期以来，中国已逐步降低对美国农产品的依赖。2024年，中国约20%的进口大豆来自美国，低于2016年的41%。

而在特朗普去年重返白宫并发动贸易战后，中国一度停止进口美国大豆，导致全年仅15%的进口大豆来自美国。双方随后在去年10月达成为期一年的贸易休战协议，北京也履行承诺，向美国采购1200万吨大豆。

根据协议，从今年起未来三年，中国将每年进口2500万吨美国大豆。若这一安排落实，将成为中国自2022年以来最大规模的美国大豆采购。

如果中国对美国大豆需求恢复的消息获得确认，可能进一步推高芝加哥大豆期货价格。目前，大豆价格已升至近两个月高位，部分原因是市场预期中国将增加采购。

Trump urges Republicans to ‘BE BOLD’ as red states push to rewrite congressional maps

May 12, 2026 10:12am EDT / Fox News

Republicans in South Carolina, Alabama push forward Tuesday on redrawing congressional maps

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Virginia Democrats face ‘desperation and fury’ after the Commonwealth’s Supreme Court blocked their redistricting map, which would have favored them with 10 districts against Republicans’ one. Internal discussions, revealed by a leaked New York Times report, show Democrats considering an unusual gambit to replace the entire state Supreme Court, potentially forcing retirements by lowering the retirement age of justices. This move has drawn sharp criticism from Republicans.

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President Donald Trump says he’ll be “watching closely” as lawmakers in the Republican-dominated South Carolina legislature on Tuesday begin redrawing their state’s congressional district map to erase the only Democrat-dominated U.S. House seat.

At the same time, Republican officials in solidly red Alabama are moving forward with a redrawn congressional map that would likely eliminate one of the state’s two Democratic-held U.S. House seats in time for this autumn’s midterm elections, when the GOP will be defending its razor-thin congressional majority.

This week’s moves in Alabama and South Carolina, along with similar efforts in Louisiana and Tennessee, come two weeks after a ruling by the conservative majority on the Supreme Court to slash a key Voting Rights Act protection.

And they’re giving Trump and the GOP a major boost in their ongoing political fight with Democrats to redraw congressional district maps ahead of the midterms. At stake in this nationwide redistricting showdown is which party will control the House during the final two years of Trump’s second term in the White House.

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In South Carolina, the state Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to agree with the state House to take up rare but not unheard of mid-decade redistricting. State lawmakers would also need to push back South Carolina’s U.S. House primaries from early next month to August. Early voting in the state’s primary is scheduled to kick off in two weeks.

South Carolina Republicans are likely to advance a new map that could put longtime Rep. Jim Clyburn, the only Democrat in the state’s seven-person House delegation, out of a job.

Clyburn this past week remained optimistic he could still win re-election.

“I don’t know why people think I could not get re-elected if they redistrict South Carolina,” Clyburn said in a CNN interview. “I have a district that’s about 45 percent African-American. I have no idea what the number will be after the legislature finishes, but whatever that number is, I will be running on my record and America’s promise.”

Trump, in a social media post Monday night, urged “South Carolina Republicans: BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS.”

“Move the U.S. House Primaries to August, leave the rest on the same schedule. Everything will be fine. GET IT DONE!” he added.

Trump’s message comes a week after five Indiana Republican state senators who in December helped sink congressional redistricting in the solidly red Midwestern state were ousted by Trump-backed challengers in GOP primaries.

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It’s back to the future in Alabama, after the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ideological ruling, cleared the way for the state to put in place a map Republicans drew up in 2023 that had been blocked by lower courts. The map would eliminate one of the state’s two blue-leaning congressional seats.

The Supreme Court’s decision two weeks ago reshaped the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act by ruling that race should not dictate the redrawing of legislative district maps. And the opinion specifically ruled that Louisiana’s congressional district map was unconstitutional.

Last week, the Supreme Court said that its decision declaring Louisiana’s map unconstitutional should go into effect immediately, breaking with its usual procedure of waiting roughly a month before its opinions become official.

That cleared the way for the GOP-controlled state legislature to begin the process of reshaping the map, and hearings got underway on Friday.

Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, a top Trump ally, took swift action in the immediate aftermath of the high court’s ruling, when he delayed the May 16 U.S. House primary elections in Louisiana.

Louisiana Republicans are aiming to erase one or both of the two Black-majority House seats, which are represented by Democrats.

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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, right, an ally of President Donald Trump, is supporting congressional redistricting in his red-leaning state.(Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Republicans in Tennessee moved even faster.

The GOP-dominated Tennessee legislature on Thursday quickly adopted a new map that would eliminate the only Democrat-controlled congressional district in the state, and would likely give Republicans control of all nine districts.

GOP Gov. Bill Lee quickly signed the new maps into law.

Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen, who represents the majority Black district that’s being carved up, vowed legal action.

“Trump knows he HAS TO rig the game to keep his majority in November. And the TN GOP was willing to go along with it. It’s shameful,” Cohen wrote on social media. “Next stop is the courts.”

Trump praised Tennessee Republicans in his social media post and urged GOP lawmakers in South Carolina to act “just like the Republicans of the Great State of Tennessee were last week.”

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In Florida, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis last week signed a bill by the GOP-dominated state legislature that overhauls the red-leaning state’s congressional districts, adding four more right-leaning seats by eliminating districts currently controlled by Democrats.

Republicans currently control Florida’s U.S. House delegation by a 20-8 margin.

Democrats are fighting back.

On Monday, Democrats filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt a Virginia state Supreme Court ruling invalidating a ballot measure that would have given their party an additional four left-leaning U.S. House seats.

Last week’s ruling in Virginia means the map used in the 2024 elections will stay in place for the 2026 ballot box showdowns. Democrats currently control the state’s U.S. House delegation by a 6-5 margin. The now overturned map could have resulted in a 10-1 advantage for Democrats in the blue-leaning but competitive state.

How we got here

The battle over the maps ignited last spring when Trump, aiming to prevent what happened during his first term in the White House when Democrats reclaimed the House majority in the 2018 midterms, first floated the idea of rare, but not unheard of, mid-decade congressional redistricting.

The mission was simple: redraw congressional district maps in red states to pad the GOP’s fragile House majority to keep control of the chamber in the midterms, when the party in power traditionally faces political headwinds and loses seats.

When asked by reporters last summer about his plan to add Republican-leaning House seats across the country, the president said, “Texas will be the biggest one. And that’ll be five.”

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas called a special session of the GOP-dominated state legislature to pass the new map.

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But Democratic state lawmakers, who broke quorum for two weeks as they fled Texas in a bid to delay the passage of the redistricting bill, energized Democrats across the country. Among those leading the fight against Trump’s redistricting was Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California.

California voters in November overwhelmingly passed Proposition 50, a ballot initiative that temporarily sidetracked the left-leaning state’s nonpartisan redistricting commission and returned the power to draw the congressional maps to the Democratic-dominated legislature.

That led to five more Democratic-leaning congressional districts in California, which aimed to counter the move by Texas to redraw their maps.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an election night press conference at a California Democratic Party office in Sacramento on Nov. 4, 2025.(Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP Photo)

But the fight quickly spread beyond Texas and California.

Republican-controlled Missouri and Ohio and swing state North Carolina, where the GOP dominates the legislature, drew new maps as part of the president’s push.

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But in blows to Republicans, a Utah district judge late last year rejected a congressional district map drawn by the state’s GOP-dominated legislature and instead approved an alternate that will create a Democratic-leaning district ahead of the midterms.

And as mentioned, Republicans in Indiana’s Senate in December defied Trump, shooting down a redistricting bill that had passed the state House.

Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.

Virginia representative distances herself after agreeing with radio show host’s offensive comment about Jeffries

May 12, 2026, 8:33 AM ET / CNN

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Updated May 12, 2026, 10:20 AM ET

Rep. Jen Kiggans, attends a House Armed Services Committee hearing titled in Washington, DC, on April 29.

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A Republican congresswoman from Virginia is defending herself amid calls for her to resign after she agreed with a radio host’s remark referring to House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ “cotton-picking hands.”

The comment was made during Rep. Jen Kiggans’ appearance on “Richmond’s Morning News” on Monday to talk about her state’s redistricting fight. During the interview, radio host Rich Herrera said Jeffries, who is Black, should “get your cotton-picking hands off of Virginia.”

“That’s right,” Kiggans said in response. “Ditto.”

Later Monday, Kiggans, in a post on X, said she doesn’t “condone” Herrera’s language but described the backlash as a “lie and distortion” from Democrats.

“This is precisely what’s wrong with Democrats. Every lie and distortion is intended to distract from getting their hats handed to them and the Virginia Supreme Court’s clear message: stop trying to rig our elections,” Kiggans said.

She continued, “The radio host should not have used that language and I do not -and did not – condone it. It was obvious to anyone listening that I was agreeing Hakeem Jefferies (sic) should stay out of Virginia.”

Merriam-Webster notes that the term is “widely considered offensive” as it calls back to work enslaved Black people were forced to do in cotton fields.

A spokesperson for Jeffries said in a statement that Kiggans had “tripled down” on the “vile, racist and dehumanizing comments” from Herrera.

“It was a stunning failure of judgment and leadership for a so-called moderate Member of Congress representing a large, vibrant African American community in Virginia,” said Christie Stephenson.

Jeffries made history in 2023 as the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress.

CNN has reached out to Kiggans’ office as well as to Herrera.

The redistricting fight in the state continued Monday after Virginia Democrats asked the US Supreme Court to reinstate a congressional map that voters approved in a referendum. Last week, the state’s Supreme Court voided the map, which would have helped Democrats win up to four additional House seats in this year’s midterm elections.

Kiggans’ radio show comments drew swift criticism from Democrats, including some who called on her to resign.

Rep. Katherine Clark, the No. 2 Democrat in the House, said Kiggans “should immediately apologize and resign.” Jeffries reposted Clark’s post.

Similarly, Rep. Pete Aguilar, who is also part of House Democratic leadership, said, “This racist rhetoric is absolutely disqualifying from a Member of Congress. Rep. Kiggans must apologize then get the hell out of the House.”

Meanwhile, Rep. Yvette Clarke, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, responded directly to Kiggans’ post defending herself, saying, “No matter what you say now, the fact is that you did not say a thing then — and that is precisely what’s wrong with Republicans!”

Jeffries “deserves an apology, and the people of Virginia deserve better than bigots and their enablers,” Clarke added.

This story has been updated with additional information.

CNN’s Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Sarah Ferris contributed to this report.

US annual consumer inflation accelerates amid broad increase in prices

2026-05-12 12:37:39 UTC / Reuters

By Lucia Mutikani

May 12, 2026 12:37 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago

Gas prices are displayed at a gas station as the prices of oil and gas surge, amid the Iran war, in Titusville, Florida, U.S., March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo

• Summary

• Consumer Price Index increases 0.6% in April
• Energy goods account for more than 40% of broad rise in inflation
• Trump faces political fallout as voters blame him for high inflation
• Fed expected to hold rates steady into 2027

WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices increased at a brisk pace for a second ​straight month in April as the war with Iran pushed up energy costs and food prices surged, heightening political risks for President Donald Trump ‌and his Republican party ahead of November’s midterm elections.

The back-to-back increases in the Consumer Price Index reported by the Labor Department on Tuesday culminated in the largest annual increase in inflation in three years. Trump won re-election in 2024 in large part because of his promise to reduce inflation, but Americans have soured on his handling of the economy and many blame him for the pain at the pump.

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The ​strong inflation readings added to data last week showing a larger-than-anticipated increase in nonfarm payrolls in April in strengthening economists’ expectations that the Federal Reserve would keep ​interest rates unchanged into 2027.

“There is a real financial squeeze underway,” said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union. “For the ⁠first time in three years, inflation is eating up all wage gains. This is a setback for middle-class and lower-income households and they know it.”

The CPI increased 0.6% last ​month after surging 0.9% in March, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the CPI rising 0.6%. Estimates ranged from a 0.4% gain ​to a 0.9% increase.

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The moderation after posting the largest increase since June 2022 was mostly mechanical. Oil prices shot above $100 a barrel in March following strikes against Iran by the U.S. and Israel, before pulling back to still-high levels after a ceasefire in early April. The war’s impact was immediately reflected in more expensive gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. Economists believe the second-round effects would be felt in the ​months ahead.

A 3.8% increase in energy prices accounted for more than 40% of the rise in the CPI last month. That followed a 10.9% jump in March. Gasoline prices ​rose 5.4%, while fuel oil increased 5.8%. Consumers also paid higher prices for electricity.

Food prices accelerated 0.5% after being unchanged in March. Grocery store inflation shot up 0.7%, driven by a 2.7% ‌increase in beef ⁠prices. Fruits and vegetable prices rose 1.8% while nonalcoholic beverages cost 1.1% more. There were also strong increases in the prices of dairy and eggs.

GLOBAL SUPPLIES GROWING TIGHT

In the 12 months through April, the CPI advanced 3.8%. That was the biggest year-on-year increase since May 2023 and followed a 3.3% rise in March. The U.S. central bank, which tracks the Personal Consumption Expenditures price indexes for its 2% inflation target, last month left its benchmark overnight interest rate in the 3.50%-3.75% range.

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U.S. stocks opened lower. The dollar rose against a ​basket of currencies. U.S. Treasury yields were ​higher.

“With no clear end to hostilities ⁠in sight, the primary catalysts for the increase in inflation – energy, oil, gasoline, transportation, and food – are all poised to jump higher in coming months as global supplies grow tight and supply chain stress rises,” said Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM.

Excluding food and energy, ​the CPI climbed 0.4% last month. That was the largest gain since January 2025 and partly reflected a one-time adjustment to ​rent measures after last ⁠year’s shutdown of the federal government prevented data collection.

The BLS splits its rent survey into six panels. Each panel is sampled every six months on a rotating basis. The BLS used a method called carry-forward imputation for rent and OER to account for the missing data, which had artificially lowered the rent indexes. The so-called core CPI increased 0.2% in March.

Rent of shelter ⁠jumped 0.6% ​after rising 0.3% in March.

Owners’ equivalent of rent increased 0.5%. High jet fuel prices drove up airline ​fares 2.8%.

Elsewhere, apparel and footwear prices rose strongly. Household furnishings and operations prices increased 0.7%. Some economists had believed that the pass-through from Trump’s sweeping tariffs was over.

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the duties in February, lowering the ​effective tariff rate. Core CPI inflation advanced 2.8% year-on-year in April after rising 2.6% in March.

Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Andrea Ricci

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特朗普访华前夕 美财长访日给高市派定心丸

2026年5月12日 23:32 / 联合早报

美国财长贝森特（左）在总统特朗普访华前夕，先行访问东京。日本首相高市早苗星期二（5月12日）在官邸与他会晤。 （法新社）

陪同美国总统特朗普访华前，美国财长贝森特先行访问东京，与日本首相高市早苗及多名阁僚举行会谈。分析指，中日关系持续紧张之际，美方此举可让日本安心，表明美国并非只关注与中国的关系。

这是贝森特上任财政部长一年多来第三次访日。他星期二（5月12日）与高市早苗进行约20分钟的会谈，随后告诉记者：“我们谈到特朗普总统访华以及美日关系的重要性，也再次肯定美日伙伴关系的牢固。高市首相与特朗普总统（今年3月）的会谈取得巨大成功，我们将进一步巩固这一成果。”

贝森特称，美国将进一步推进与日本的经济合作，并强调日美两国在关键矿产和供应链领域会继续密切合作，并须迅速稳步推进一项涵盖日本对美投资的协议。

美日财长称就外汇政策保持合作

贝森特此次访问正值日本当局接连数次大规模干预日元。据报道，日本政府和央行在4月30日实施了规模估计达5万亿日元（约403亿新元）的外汇干预。外界猜测，日本当局本月上旬也曾进行干预。

贝森特长期以来一直批评货币干预行为，因此日本密切关注他的反应。贝森特周二答询时说：“美国和日本都认为汇率过度波动是不可取的。我们一直与日本财务部保持密切联系，并将继续这样做。”

“我认为日本经济的基本面强劲且具韧性，这一点将在汇率上得到体现。”

他也在社交媒体上发文称：“在应对外汇市场不必要的过度波动方面，双方团队之间的沟通与合作始终保持稳健和高效。”

日本财长片山皋月会见贝森特后也说：“日美双方对货币合作达成共识。”

据日本放送协会（NHK）报道，贝森特与日方讨论的议题广泛，除了金融合作，也包括与中国相关的各种问题，例如影响日本深刻的中国稀土出口限制。美日双方同意，就强化关键矿产供应链开展国际合作。

高市政府认为贝森特的到访意义重大。读卖新闻引述高市的一名亲信说，访问正值中美峰会前夕，先到日本停留的意义重大，表明美方的重点是要与日方协调对华政策。

他也指出：“最重要的是了解美国目前的想法。由于特朗普已表明有意与习近平主席讨论对台军售问题，日本政府担心在台湾问题上，美国可能对中国过于宽容。”

一名负责日美关系的外交官则认为，日本可借此机会，通过美方传达要与中国对话的意愿，以及在中国稀土出口限制等问题上的立场。

不过，当记者问贝森特，高市是否有就特朗普访华提出任何具体要求时，他答称“没有”。

贝森特将在日本逗留至13日。除了高市和片山皋，他也会见了外长茂木敏充，以及经济产业部长赤泽亮正。

结束访日行程后，贝森特即赶赴韩国首尔同中国国务院副总理何立峰举行会谈，然后再前往北京。

特朗普访华前夕 美财长访日给高市派定心丸

2026年5月12日 23:32 / 联合早报

美国财长贝森特（左）在总统特朗普访华前夕，先行访问东京。日本首相高市早苗星期二（5月12日）在官邸与他会晤。 （法新社）

陪同美国总统特朗普访华前，美国财长贝森特先行访问东京，与日本首相高市早苗及多名阁僚举行会谈。分析指，中日关系持续紧张之际，美方此举可让日本安心，表明美国并非只关注与中国的关系。

这是贝森特上任财政部长一年多来第三次访日。他星期二（5月12日）与高市早苗进行约20分钟的会谈，随后告诉记者：“我们谈到特朗普总统访华以及美日关系的重要性，也再次肯定美日伙伴关系的牢固。高市首相与特朗普总统（今年3月）的会谈取得巨大成功，我们将进一步巩固这一成果。”

贝森特称，美国将进一步推进与日本的经济合作，并强调日美两国在关键矿产和供应链领域会继续密切合作，并须迅速稳步推进一项涵盖日本对美投资的协议。

美日财长称就外汇政策保持合作

贝森特此次访问正值日本当局接连数次大规模干预日元。据报道，日本政府和央行在4月30日实施了规模估计达5万亿日元（约403亿新元）的外汇干预。外界猜测，日本当局本月上旬也曾进行干预。

贝森特长期以来一直批评货币干预行为，因此日本密切关注他的反应。贝森特周二答询时说：“美国和日本都认为汇率过度波动是不可取的。我们一直与日本财务部保持密切联系，并将继续这样做。”

“我认为日本经济的基本面强劲且具韧性，这一点将在汇率上得到体现。”

他也在社交媒体上发文称：“在应对外汇市场不必要的过度波动方面，双方团队之间的沟通与合作始终保持稳健和高效。”

日本财长片山皋月会见贝森特后也说：“日美双方对货币合作达成共识。”

据日本放送协会（NHK）报道，贝森特与日方讨论的议题广泛，除了金融合作，也包括与中国相关的各种问题，例如影响日本深刻的中国稀土出口限制。美日双方同意，就强化关键矿产供应链开展国际合作。

高市政府认为贝森特的到访意义重大。读卖新闻引述高市的一名亲信说，访问正值中美峰会前夕，先到日本停留的意义重大，表明美方的重点是要与日方协调对华政策。

他也指出：“最重要的是了解美国目前的想法。由于特朗普已表明有意与习近平主席讨论对台军售问题，日本政府担心在台湾问题上，美国可能对中国过于宽容。”

一名负责日美关系的外交官则认为，日本可借此机会，通过美方传达要与中国对话的意愿，以及在中国稀土出口限制等问题上的立场。

不过，当记者问贝森特，高市是否有就特朗普访华提出任何具体要求时，他答称“没有”。

贝森特将在日本逗留至13日。除了高市和片山皋，他也会见了外长茂木敏充，以及经济产业部长赤泽亮正。

结束访日行程后，贝森特即赶赴韩国首尔同中国国务院副总理何立峰举行会谈，然后再前往北京。

黄仁勋据报未随特朗普访华 分析：英伟达晶片难有大订单

2026年5月12日 22:47 / 联合早报

英伟达首席执行官黄仁勋（右）据报未受邀随美国总统特朗普本周访问中国。图为黄仁勋去年4月在白宫举行“投资美国”活动上，在特朗普身旁致辞。 （路透社）

美国17名商界领袖受邀本周随总统特朗普访问中国，包括特斯拉创始人马斯克、苹果公司总裁库克，以及波音公司总裁奥特伯格，但英伟达总裁黄仁勋意外未受邀随行。

分析指出，中美在人工智能领域博弈持续升温，英伟达晶片正陷入“美国不一定想卖，中国也不一定想要”的两难局面，难以为特朗普此行带入大额订单，因此黄仁勋才未被纳入名单。

一名白宫官员星期一（5月11日）向媒体透露随特朗普访华的商界领袖名单，并称，特朗普希望在访华期间推动与中国成立贸易委员会的相关细节落实。贸易委员会将负责监管中美之间非敏感商品的贸易往来。

根据名单，随行商界代表来自科技、金融、半导体、航空航天及农业领域。除了马斯克、库克和奥特伯格，其他随行企业高层来自脸书母公司Meta、美光科技、高通、黑石、贝莱德、高盛、花旗集团、威士、万事达、嘉吉公司、通用电气航空航天、高意集团和因美纳。

思科系统首席执行官罗宾斯（Chuck Robbins）也受邀随行，但思科随后表明，由于即将公布财报，罗宾斯无法成行。

黄仁勋不在名单之列引起外界关注。黄仁勋上周曾公开表态，如果获邀访华，将是一种荣幸。

路透社引述消息人士称，黄仁勋并未受邀，因为特朗普此次访华重点更多放在农业和商业航空事务上，例如波音飞机的订单。

波音和中国有一项交易洽谈多时，业内人士透露，交易可能涉及500架737 MAX飞机以及数十架宽体飞机。如达成交易，这将是中国自2017年以来，首次大规模采购波音飞机。奥特伯格上个月曾说，希望在特朗普政府帮助下，获得期待已久的中国大订单。

对于黄仁勋没有随行，华盛顿智库美国企业研究所研究员费达西克（Ryan Fedasiuk）认为，这是华盛顿向北京发出一个强烈信号：中国人工智能实验室很难获得像英伟达那样性能卓越的晶片。

费达西克告诉彭博社：“特朗普政府明白，在与中国的人工智能竞赛中，计算力至关重要。美国晶片公司与中国政府之间几乎没有什么可谈的。”

香颂资本董事沈萌接受《联合早报》采访时则说，英伟达晶片正陷入“美国不一定想卖，中国也不一定想要”的两难局面。他认为，美国始终将AI技术优势视为制约中国的重要筹码，因此不太可能在AI晶片出口上让步。同时，中国科技巨头华为已推出可适配本土大模型的国产晶片，削弱了黄仁勋随行访华的必要性。

特朗普2017年11月在第一个总统任期访华时，共有29名商业领袖随行，当时中美企业共签署34个合作项目，金额达2535亿美元 （约3376亿新元）。不过，特朗普访华半年后就发起对华贸易战，中美关系随后一路下滑。中美在2020年签署第一阶段经贸协议，中国承诺在两年内增购2000亿美元的美国产品和服务，其中500亿美元为农产品，但由于冠病疫情暴发，中国未完全履行协议承诺。

沈萌指出，特朗普此次访华的主要目的是争取中国的大额订单，为来临的美国国会中期选举造势及挽救自己下滑的支持率，但要达成超过2500亿美元的大单可能性不大。

中国官方确认，特朗普从星期三（13日）起对中国进行三天国事访问，星期四（14日）与中国国家主席习近平会谈。“习特会”前夕，中美经贸牵头人——中国国务院副总理何立峰与美国财长贝森特星期三将在韩国首尔会谈。

沈萌指出：“如果说在韩国的这次谈判并没有一个太好的结果，特朗普这一次可能不会有什么实质收获带回美国。”

Justice Department defends decision to subpoena Wall Street Journal reporters, citing national security

May 12, 2026 / 11:42 AM EDT / CBS News

By Sarah N. Lynch

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Sarah N. Lynch is the senior Justice Department reporter for CBS News, based in Washington, D.C.

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Washington— The Justice Department defended itself on Tuesday after the Wall Street Journal revealed it has received subpoenas in connection with a leak investigation into its reporting on the war with Iran, with the department saying it was trying to protect the lives of soldiers who could be harmed by leaks of classified information.

“Prosecuting leakers who share our nation’s secrets with reporters, in turn risking our national security and the lives of our soldiers, is a priority for this administration,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement shared with CBS News. “Any witness, whether a reporter or otherwise, who has information about these criminals should not be surprised if they receive a subpoena about the illegal leaking of classified material.”

The Wall Street Journal said on Monday the subpoenas, which it received March 4, relate to a Feb. 23 article that reported the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and others at the Pentagon had warned President Trump about the risks of an extended military campaign against Iran. Other news media outlets published similar stories around the same time.

The subpoenas demand records from Journal reporters, the paper said. A Justice Department official stressed that the subpoenas are not aimed at investigating the journalists themselves, but instead at tracking down government employees who are leaking classified information.

Nevertheless, the subpoenas appear to be an aggressive and unusual tactic that are likely to escalate tensions between the press and the Trump administration and raise further concerns over press freedoms.

Earlier this year, the FBI executed a search warrant at the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson where agents collected her phone, laptops, Garmin watch and portable hard drives as part of an investigation into a government contractor who was later indicted for allegedly disseminating classified material.

Historically in Espionage Act investigations into leaks of classified information, the department has pursued the leakers, not the journalists who receive the classified information.

In April 2025, then-Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo that made it easier for prosecutors investigating leaks to the news media to subpoena records and testimony from journalists, rescinding a policy implemented by Bondi’s predecessor Merrick Garland.

Under Bondi’s regulations, prosecutors in criminal investigations are allowed to use subpoenas, court orders and search warrants to compel “production of information and testimony by and relating to members of the news media,” the memo stated at the time.

The Biden administration had previously imposed new restrictions that made it much harder to seize reporters’ phones and email records. The department faced criticism in Mr. Trump’s first term for secretly serving subpoenas on both journalists and congressional staff members in connection with leak investigations.

The Wall Street Journal, in its reporting, cited a statement from Dow Jones chief communications officer Ashok Sinha, who said the subpoenas “represent an attack on constitutionally protected newsgathering.”

“We will vigorously oppose this effort to stifle and intimidate essential reporting,” Sinha added.