Watch Live: Trump Details Aggressive New China Policy During Rose Garden Briefing Tyler Durden Tue, 07/14/2020 - 16:55 One day after the State Department announced that the US would no longer recognize the South China Sea as Chinese territory, President Trump is holding his first press briefing in weeks, purportedly to discuss these latest actions against China. Though we suspect most of the questions will focus on the administration's coronavirus response and President Trump's latest efforts to pressure states to commit to holding in-person classes when the new school year begins, Trump has much to discuss, including Magnitsky Act sanctions on Chinese officials tied to Xinjiang and the administration's continued pressure campaign against Huawei, which received a boost earlier today when the UK's decision to exclude Huawei from its 5G network also The briefing begins at 1700ET, though we suspect Trump will be late. It will take place in the Rose Garden, Trump's favorite venue, despite the heat in Washington.