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China Is Said to Move Toward Lower Tariffs on U.S.-Made Cars

China is moving toward cutting its trade-war tariffs on imported U.S.-made cars, a step already claimed by President Donald Trump as a concession won during trade talks in Argentina.

December 11, 2018
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China Implementing Agreed-Upon Trade Deals With US, Official Says

China and the United States have reached agreement in the sectors of agriculture, autos and energy, and China will immediately start implementing that consensus, a government spokesman said.

December 6, 2018
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No Rejoicing at US Farms Until Trump Trade Truce Pays Off

U.S. farmers are pleased that President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to a trade truce, but they’re not rejoicing just yet. That won’t come until they see ships full of their soybeans headed to China.

December 4, 2018
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Farmers Have Little to Cheer From China Trade Truce, So Far

For a soybean farmer in Iowa or Illinois, it may be premature to celebrate the ceasefire in the trade war between the U.S. and China.

December 3, 2018
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Trade War Drives Farmers to Corn as China Shuns US Soybeans

President Donald Trump’s trade war with China is set to prompt a shift in the U.S. farm industry as growers switch to other crops.

October 12, 2018
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China Trade Surplus With US Widens to Record $34.1 Billion

BEIJING — China’s trade surplus with the United States widened to a record $34.1 billion in September as exports to the American market rose by 13% over a year earlier despite a worsening tariff war.

October 12, 2018
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Tariffs Start to Drag on US Economy as Trade Deficit Widens

Fresh data on the U.S. economy show President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war is shaping up as a clear drag on growth this quarter.

September 27, 2018
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Trump Plans to Slap 10% Tariff on $200 Billion of Chinese Goods, Sources Say

The Trump administration will announce as early as Sept. 17 that it is imposing a 10% tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods, which Beijing already has said it will retaliate against, according to three people familiar with the decision.

September 17, 2018
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US-Canada Trade Talks to Resume Sept. 5 After No Deal Reached

U.S. negotiations with Canada on a trade deal will resume Sept. 5 after four days of intense negotiations in Washington ended without an agreement.

August 31, 2018
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Trump Threatens to Pull US out of WTO if It Doesn’t ‘Shape Up’

President Donald Trump said he would pull out of the World Trade Organization if it doesn’t treat the United States better, continuing his criticism of a cornerstone of the international trading system.

August 30, 2018