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Trade tensions mount ahead of Trump-Xi summit

US-China trade tensions escalate ahead of the Trump-Xi summit as the US imposes new tariffs and restrictions on Chinese goods and companies, while China tightens rare earth product exports. A senior Chinese official and a former US trade negotiator indicate uncertainty in US strategy, with maintaining the trade truce as a key objective.

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