In fact, fighting directly against negative thoughts often makes them stronger, like trying to hold a beach ball underwater only to have it explode back to the surface with even more force.

The United States trade war and its pause on development assistance are sending "a negative signal to the Pacific", a regional ... the US had trade imbalances with and freezing international aid ...

The United States trade war and its pause on development assistance are sending "a negative signal to the Pacific ... with and freezing international aid showed Washington "is shooting itself ...