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White House confirms Trump-Xi summit, US opens probe into “phase one” trade deal purchases

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The odds continue to look very strong that Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump will meet in South Korea next week. Why's that? The White House has officially confirmed the meeting is set for October 30 on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Gyeongju.

That said, there's still no official confi...



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