Government
August 23, 2018
President Trump has publicly cast doubt that the meeting will make any progress. Image credit: Gage Skidmore via Flickr
By Danny Parisi
Officials from the United States and China are set to meet to discuss the contentious trade negotiations between the two countries for the first time in months, continuing to negotiate tariffs that could have a major impact on two of the largest luxury-consuming nations in the world.
{"ct":"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","iv":"7a26f4eb966f724fb7e34b15cfb7ca52","s":"c461eeb5f304c0ef"}
Share your thoughts. Click here