US president Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit in Japan in 2019. A planned meeting between the two later this month is now in doubt, amid new trade tensions. (Photo: Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
US president Donald Trump has been in the headlines in relation to his Gaza peace plan. But he continues to pursue an aggressive trade agenda. On Friday, the US president threatened steep new tariffs on China in a dispute over Chinese restrictions on exports of rare earth minerals.
Trump has left some time for negotiation, with the tariffs not due to come into force until November 1st.
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