Daniel Kate

Executive Editor at Bloomberg News, managing reporting and editing across the Asia-Pacific region. He is a journalist and on-camera commentator on China, South Asia, geopolitics, and US relations in Asia.

Pakistan Courts Trump for Capital, Energy and Diplomatic Leverage

Pakistan is using its access to Donald Trump’s administration to seek investment, financing and regional economic openings, not merely diplomatic prominence. Bloomberg’s reporting shows Islamabad pairing commercial deals—from the Roosevelt Hotel redevelopment to minerals and crypto agreements—with mediation between the US and Iran, while preserving its ties with China. The wager, Daniel Ten Kate argues, is that a relationship built around Trump and Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, can secure capital and legitimacy—though it remains vulnerable to Trump’s shifting interests.

Bloomberg OriginalsJul 24, 20266 min read