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In this photo taken Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, shoppers react as they take part in a promotion ahead of Nov. 11 Singles day in Beijing. Chinese online shoppers hunt bargains on Singles Day, a holiday invented in the 1990s that has become the world's busiest day for online commerce. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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China’s Alibaba, JD report booming Singles Day sales

by Joe McDonald AP Business WriterNovember 14, 2019

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com reported a total of more than $55 billion in sales Monday midway through Singles Day, an annual marketing event that is the world’s busiest online shopping day.The day was temporary relief to…

FILE - In this June 29, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. China has announced it will raise tariffs on 75 billion of U.S. products in retaliation for President Donald Trump's planned Sept. 1 duty increase in a war over trade and technology policy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Trump raises tariffs on Chinese goods as trade war grows

by Paul Wiseman The Associated Press, Jill Colvin The Associated Press, and Joe McDonald The Associated PressAugust 23, 2019

Pigs stand in a barn at a pig farm in Jiangjiaqiao village in northern China's Hebei province.

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China’s pig disease outbreak pushes up global pork prices

by Joe McDonald Associated Press, and Sam McNeil Associated PressMay 20, 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; economic concerns deepen

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

Media gather outside the office of the U.S. Trade Representative near the White House in Washington, Thursday.

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US pushes for way to enforce China trade deal

by Paul Wiseman Associated Press, and Joe McDonald Associated PressMay 9, 2019

A man looks at his smartphone near a display showing stock prices at a brokerage house in Shanghai, Monday.

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US plans to hike tariffs Friday, says China broke promises

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

FILE - In this July 4, 2018, file photo, a sales clerk looks at his smartphone in a Huawei store at a shopping mall in Beijing. China has called on the United States to ‘stop the unreasonable crackdown’ on Huawei following the tech giant’s indictment on charges of stealing technology, violating trade sanctions and lying to banks. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

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China-US row over tech giant Huawei overshadows trade talks

by Kelvin Chan AP Business Writers, and Joe McDonald AP Business WritersJanuary 29, 2019

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China says US envoys arriving for trade talks

by Joe McDonald AP Business WriterJanuary 4, 2019

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, second from left, and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, right, arrive to attend a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Sunday, June 3, 2018. U.S. Commerce Secretary Ross is in Beijing for talks on China's promise to buy more American goods after Washington ratcheted up tensions with a new threat of tariff hikes on Chinese high-tech exports. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)

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China warns US trade deals are off if tariffs go ahead

by Joe McDonald Associated Press, and Paul Wiseman Associated PressJune 3, 2018

Chinese women sit on a bench with a U.S. flag theme outside an apparel store in Beijing Friday, March 23, 2018. China announced on Friday a 3 billion list of U.S. goods including pork, apples and steel pipe on Friday it said may be hit with higher tariffs in a spiraling trade dispute with President Donald Trump that companies and investors worry could depress global commerce. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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China targets $3 billion of US goods in tariff spat

by Joe McDonald Associated PressMarch 23, 2018