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US slams 'harmful' China trade policies, threatens auto tariffs

The latest outburst came ahead of a high-stakes meeting of the leaders of the US and China at the G-20 summit

Published Thu, Nov 29, 2018 · 09:50 PM

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US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Wednesday slammed Beijing for failing to offer "meaningful reform" on aggressive trade policies that harm US workers and industry, and threatened tariffs on Chinese cars.

The latest trade threat against China came ahead of US President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Argentina to defuse the ongoing trade conflict between the world's top two economic powers.

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