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US-China Trade Tensions Escalate Amid Tariff Disputes
6/5/2025
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Story summary
- US-China relations are tense due to issues with tariff agreement implementation.
- President Trump labeled Xi Jinping as difficult in negotiations.
- China asserts the US breached the May deal by stopping software sales and canceling visas.
- A US trade court initially ruled against Trump's tariff authority, but an appeals court later reinstated the ruling.
- The agreement sought to lower US tariffs from 145% to 30% and Chinese tariffs from 125% to 10%.
