Xi-Trump meeting: US launches trade probe against China over ‘unfair’ practices; will it worsen ties?

The Trump administration on Wednesday (local time) announced that it is launching trade investigations targeting China, nearly three weeks ahead of a high-stakes summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. In a press release, the US Trade Representative (USTR), Jamieson Greer, announced the “initiation of investigations regarding the acts, policies, and practices…

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India under US scanner for unfair trade practices? Jamieson Greer announces probes, warns new tariffs could be imposed

The Donald Trump administration said on Wednesday that it is launching two new trade investigations: one into excess industrial capacity among 16 major trading partners, including India, and another into forced labor practices, according to a Reuters report. The move aims to rebuild tariff pressure after the US Supreme Court struck down much of Trump’s…

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