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Beijing launches two reciprocal trade probes after commerce minister meets with US trade representative

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Chinese and US officials continue to push for stabilization – but the cracks are widening. On March 26, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the sidelines of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon. TL;DR: The discussion looked largely s...



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