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China to buy more US farm products in latest goodwill gesture as Donald Trump rules out ‘bad deal’
China will support purchases of more US farm products, including soybeans and pork, by offering exemptions from additional tariffs as a goodwill gesture ahead of high-level trade talks set to take place in Washington at the start of next month, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. The additional purchase plan is in response to the decision by the United States last week to exclude hundreds of products, including Christmas tree lights, a series of pet supplies and plastic drinking straws, from a 25 per cent duty US President Donald Trump had imposed on US$250 billion worth of Chinese goods. The brief Xinhua ... (full story)