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Trump Claims Victory In China Trade War

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After confirming Thursday that he’d raised tariffs on Chinese imports to 145%, Trump insisted that his personal chemistry with President Xi Jinping would be decisive.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would love to get a deal with China to end an escalating trade war.
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The European Union will pause its first countermeasures against U.S. tariffs after President Donald Trump temporarily lowered the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries, European Com...
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