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Beijing, Washington release Xi-Trump summit trade outcomes

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In separate announcements on May 16 and 17, respectively, China’s commerce ministry (MofCom) and the White House announced the preliminary outcomes of the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing. On the trade front, it was a tale of two readout...