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China said to call off trade talks as tariff war escalates: WSJ
« on: September 22, 2018, 10:23:46 am »
China said to call off trade talks as tariff war escalates: WSJ
-China was set to send two separate delegations to Washington, but both have been canceled, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
-The talks have been in play for weeks, but President Donald Trump's new raft of tariffs has undermined efforts to dial back tensions.
Javier E. David   | @TeflonGeek
Published 8 Hours Ago  Updated 5 Hours Ago

China has canceled planned trade discussions with the United States as both sides escalate their dispute in the wake of a new round of tariffs, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

This week, President Donald Trump slapped a fresh round of tariffs on Chinese goods ahead of scheduled trade talks with Beijing, placing 10 percent duties on $200 billion of goods. China almost immediately retaliated with tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. products.

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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/21/china-said-to-call-off-trade-talks-as-tariff-war-escalates-wsj.html
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Re: China said to call off trade talks as tariff war escalates: WSJ
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2018, 10:24:16 am »
Showing they're desperate and on the ropes.
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Re: China said to call off trade talks as tariff war escalates: WSJ
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2018, 09:57:38 pm »
Quote from: Suppressed on September 22, 2018, 10:24:16 am
Showing they're desperate and on the ropes.


And there's NO other markets the size of the US to dump their cheaply made crap in.
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