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Trump said he would slap a new 100% tariff on Chinese imports starting Nov. 1 or sooner and pair it with export controls on critical software, after Beijing announced tighter rules on rare-earth exports. He also said there seemed to be no reason to meet Xi Jinping before softening that stance later.
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Trump said he would slap a new 100% tariff on Chinese imports starting Nov. 1 or sooner and pair it with export controls on critical software, after Beijing announced tighter rules on rare-earth exports. He also said there seemed to be no reason to meet Xi Jinping before softening that stance later.
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Trump said he would slap a new 100% tariff on Chinese imports starting Nov. 1 or sooner and pair it with export controls on critical software, after Beijing announced tighter rules on rare-earth exports. He also said there seemed to be no reason to meet Xi Jinping before softening that stance later.
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