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Asia • 2026-04-16 17:28

US trade chief seeks more funding to press Trump's tariff war with China ahead of Xi summit

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer appeared before a budget hearing on Thursday to request additional funds for the administration's trade war effort, vowing the US would not be intimidated by Chinese retaliation. The push comes ahead of a planned leaders' summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14-15.

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