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Trump, Xi agree to temporary truce in bid to contain trade war

President Donald Trump, from right, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, attend a working dinner after the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires on Saturday. (REUTERS)
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Bloomberg
December 01, 2018 05:00 AM

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to keep their trade war from escalating with a promise to halt the imposition of new tariffs for 90 days as the world’s two largest economies negotiate a lasting agreement.

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