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Trump sticks with plans to raise tariffs by new year

It is "highly unlikely" that the US will abandon its plans to levy significantly higher tariffs on Chinese goods by the turn of the year, says US President Donald Trump only a few days ahead of a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Photo: Ritzau Scanpix/AP Polfoto/Evan Vucci
Photo: Ritzau Scanpix/AP Polfoto/Evan Vucci
by SIMON VALEUR

It is "very unlikely" that US President Donald Trump will abandon his plans to levy further tariffs on Chinese goods from the new year, says Trump in an interview with The Wall Street Journal only a few days up to Friday's summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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