Whatever one thinks of Beijing, Xi has set clear policy objectives – to dominate high-tech industries and use them as leverage against the US – and has laid out the road map to get there.
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President Donald Trump considers terminating cooking oil trade with China in response to reduced soybean purchases that hurt American farmers.
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