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As China Trade Talks Begin, Trump Faces Pressure to Make a Deal

January 30, 2019

by Vivian Salama | The Wall Street Journal

As the U.S. and China resume high-level trade talks Wednesday, President Trump sees himself with the upper hand given China’s lagging economic growth, but there is pressure for Mr. Trump and his administration to cut a deal too.

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White House corrects Kudlow: 90-day U.S.-China trade truce began Dec. 1

December 4, 2018

by Jonathan Swan | Axios

Hours after President Trump's chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters that a 90-day trade war truce between the U.S. and China will begin Jan. 1, the White House issued a correction stating that the truce actually began on Dec. 1.

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Trump Says U.S.-China Relations Have Taken 'Big Leap Forward'

December 3, 2018

by Vivian Salama | The Wall Street Journal

President Trump, fresh off his meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping in Argentina, said on Monday that U.S.-China relations have taken a “big leap forward” and he pledged his love to the American farmers whom he said would be the “big and fast beneficiary” of renewed talks.

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Trump Sweet-Talks Xi, Trying to Ease Trade Fears Before Midterms

November 3, 2018

by Mark Landler | The New York Times

When President Trump said Thursday he held a “long and very good conversation” on trade with President Xi Jinping of China, it kicked off a brief rally in financial markets and a flurry of questions about why the tensions between Washington and Beijing had suddenly eased.

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Trump and Xi Talk as U.S.-China Tech Fight Brews

November 2, 2018

by Vivian Salama, Aruna Viswanatha, Kate O’Keeffe | The Wall Street Journal

President Trump said he had a “very good conversation” with President Xi Jinping of China that signaled progress in the nations’ trade dispute, hours before federal prosecutors unsealed charges against a Chinese technology firm for allegedly stealing trade secrets.

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Trump Accuses China of Trying to Interfere in U.S. Elections

September 27, 2018

by Vivian Salama, Dustin Volz | The Wall Street Journal

President Trump accused Beijing of trying to damage him politically and said he would call President Xi Jinping Thursday to discuss the escalating U.S.-China trade dispute, amid signs of a broader chilling in the relationship between the two global powerhouses.

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