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China removes several US products from tariffs list
China on Wednesday said it would spare a number of US products from punitive tariffs in what is seen as an olive branch by Beijing in the protracted trade war ahead of high-level talks next month.
China aims to rev up shale gas drive, wean itself off imports amid US...
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