U.S. and China Agree to Resume Trade Truce
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Officials from the world’s largest economies will try to strike a deal Tuesday to relax painful export restrictions that they have imposed on each other.
China's producer deflation deepened to its worst level in almost two years in May while consumer prices extended declines, as the economy grappled with trade tensions and a prolonged housing downturn.
The economy got a relief after the U.S. and China struck a preliminary deal in Switzerland that led both sides to drop a majority of respective tariffs.
Beijing is arguably in a stronger position than Washington, as it can navigate shortages in advanced chips better than the U.S. can do without rare earths.
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President Donald Trump’s trade wars are expected to slash economic growth this year in the United States and around the world, the World Bank forecast Tuesday.
The United States is looking to restore the flow of “crucial” rare earth minerals, which were restricted after China’s retaliatory efforts in early April.
Despite ongoing trade talks, detangling the American and Chinese economies still seems to be the end goal for the Trump administration. However, the process will cost billions and take years.
International visits to China nearly reached pre-pandemic levels as the country relaxed visa requirements for dozens of countries.
China said that by the end of this year all tertiary level hospitals must offer epidural anesthesia during childbirth, a move it said would help promote a “friendly childbearing environment” for women.