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China Denies Trump Admin Claims of $200 Billion Trade Deal

HeadlineMay 18, 2018

The Trump administration said Thursday that Chinese trade negotiators have offered to spend as much as $200 billion a year to purchase additional U.S. goods, in a bid to prevent President Trump from imposing sanctions on Chinese products. But China’s foreign ministry denies the claim, saying talks aimed at avoiding a trade war with the U.S. are still ongoing. Trump said Thursday he doubts the trade negotiations with China will succeed.

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