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Trump Announces Delay of Tariff Hike on Chinese Goods

HeadlineFeb 25, 2019

President Trump announced via Twitter Sunday he is delaying an increase in tariffs on Chinese products after negotiators made “substantial progress” in the ongoing trade discussions between Washington and Beijing. A trade truce between the two countries was initially set to expire on March 1 and would have increased tariffs from 10 to 25 percent on $200 billion of Chinese goods.

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