China invites U.S. business leaders to Beijing as it tries to decipher Trump's trade plans

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  China invites U.S. business leaders to Beijing as it tries to decipher Trump’s trade plans

  China courted the executives of major U.S. businesses at an annual conference this week in a sign of how Beijing seeks to offset trade pressures, rather than retaliate forcefully.
  
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• China preparing for a protracted trade war with U.S.

  China announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural products and targeted 25 American companies in response to the now 20% blanket tariffs President Trump placed on all Chinese goods. Anna ...
  
  CBS News - Mar. 9

• China courts global CEOs for Xi meeting

  Planned contact comes as Beijing seeks support of international business and fends off Trump’s tariffs
  
  Financial Times - Mar. 14
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  US senator and Trump supporter Steve Daines is visiting Beijing as tariff fight grows

  U.S. Senator Steve Daines is visiting Beijing as the U.S. and China swap tariff threats and harsh words over each others’ handling of the illegal trade in fentanyl
  
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  Here are the products subject to China's retaliatory tariffs, and how U.S. farmers are reacting to Trump's trade policy.
  
  CBS News - Mar. 10

• The Indo-Pacific grapples with a reckless China and feckless US

  Increasing uncertainty clouds the region’s future as it tries to decipher Trump’s line on Beijing
  
  Financial Times - Mar. 14
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  China Outlines Plan to Bolster Consumption in Face of Trump Tariffs

  Beijing’s leaders are ordering fiscally strapped local governments to spend more to help workers, consumers and businesses.
  
  The New York Times - Mar. 18

• Beijing pledges greater market access as top global CEOs gather at the China Development Forum

  The forum came as Beijing seeks to attract foreign investment as its economy grappled with sluggish domestic consumption and escalating trade tensions.
  
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