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Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue laughs with a reporter on the North Lawn of the White House, Thursday.

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Trump pledges $16B to farmers; markets slump

by Paul Wiseman Associated Press, and Christopher Rugaber Associated PressMay 24, 2019

President Donald Trump arrives at John F. Kennedy Airport Thursday, May 16, 2019, in New York. Trump is in New York for a fundraiser. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump lifts tariffs on Mexico, Canada, delays auto tariffs

by Paul Wiseman The Associated Press, Tom Krisher The Associated Press, Kevin Freking The Associated Press, and Rob Gillies The Associated PressMay 17, 2019

FILE - In this March 5, 2019, file photo, cargo containers are staged near cranes at the Port of Tacoma, in Tacoma, Wash. China has announced tariff hikes on $60 billion of U.S. goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump's escalation of a fight over technology and other trade disputes. The Finance Ministry said Monday, May 13, the penalty duties of 5% to 25% on hundreds of U.S. products including batteries, spinach and coffee take effect June 1. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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China retaliates on tariffs, sending stocks into slide

by Joe McDonald Associated Press, and Paul Wiseman Associated PressMay 13, 2019

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, second from left, and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, right, speak with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, left, as he departs the Office of the US Trade Representative in Washington, Friday.

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US-China talks break up after US raises tariffs

by Paul Wiseman The Associated Press, and Kevin Freking The Associated PressMay 10, 2019

FILE- In this July 5, 2018, file photo, a jockey truck passes a stack of 40-foot China Shipping containers at the Port of Savannah in Savannah, Ga. For months, the U.S. economy has shrugged off the tariffs slapped by America and China on tens of billions of dollars of each other’s goods. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

Trump’s tariff hike menaces strong economy

by Paul Wiseman Associated Press, Joyce M. Rosenberg Associated Press, and Barbara Ortutay Associated PressMay 8, 2019

A man looks at his smartphone near a display showing stock prices at a brokerage house in Shanghai Monday, May 6, 2019. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite index dives on U.S. President Donald Trump threat of more China tariffs. At right is a reflection off a display board. (AP Photo)

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US to hike tariffs Friday, says China reneged on deals

by Paul Wiseman Associated Press, and Joe McDonald Associated PressMay 6, 2019

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump listens during his meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump said Sunday he will extend a deadline to escalate tariffs on Chinese imports, citing "substantial progress" in weekend talks between the two countries. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Trump cites progress, extends China tariff deadline

by Paul Wiseman Associated Press, and Catherine Lucey Associated PressFebruary 25, 2019

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin attends a meeting of senior U.S. and Chinese officials as they meet in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, during continuing meetings on U.S.-China trade, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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New high-level US-China trade talks raises hopes

by Paul Wiseman Associated PressFebruary 21, 2019

Bottles of medicine ride on a belt at the Express Scripts mail-in pharmacy warehouse in Florence, N.J.

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A political ‘bomb’ over drug prices could threaten NAFTA 2.0

by Paul Wiseman Associated PressFebruary 12, 2019

A woman walks by policemen stand guard outside the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, Friday, Dec. 14, 2018. Canada is being battered by diplomatic ill winds. First, President Donald Trump attacked Canada on trade. Then Saudi Arabia punished it for speaking up for human rights. Now China has the country in its cross-hairs, detaining two Canadians in apparent retaliation for the arrest of a top Chinese tech executive on behalf of the U.S. Canada's normally reliable ally to the south has left...

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Detentions raise fears, cast doubt on China’s policies

by Paul Wiseman The Associated Press, Rob Gillies The Associated Press, and Joe McDonald The Associated PressDecember 14, 2018