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China imposes retaliatory tariffs on $14bn worth of US goods
China has imposed retaliatory tariffs on the US, hitting about $14bn worth of goods and dashing hopes that a trade war between the world’s two largest economies could be avoided …
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President Donald Trump’s assertion that war-torn Ukraine should supply the US with rare earths is a sign of America’s growing resolve to end its dependence on China for critical minerals amid an escalating trade war…
