Chinese chipmakers will pay 15 per cent of sales to Washington. Is this just tariffs in a different form? Then: Trump rules out Zelensky coming to Alaska. Plus: alfresco dining in Helsinki.

<p dir="ltr">Chinese chipmakers will pay 15 per cent of sales to Washington. Is this just tariffs in a different form? Then: Trump rules out Zelensky coming to Alaska. Plus: alfresco dining in Helsinki.</p>

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