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Rising toll of US-China trade, tech curbs in focus ahead of Xi-Trump summit

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · global

With President Xi Jinping expected to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington this week, attention is again turning to the tit-for-tat trade and technology restrictions between the two nations – a friction that continues to escalate despite occasional reprieves. Over the past year, tech firms and industrial manufacturers on both sides have been casualties of the ever-intensifying rivalry, even as some benefit from growing state support to cushion the blow. From lost sales and squeezed...

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