From Asia Times
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Why Trump’s China trade war retreat may be fleeting
If there’s anything that animates and activates the art-of-the-deal president, it’s being perceived as a negotiation loser
by William Pesek May 13, 2025
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Trump and his surrogates are pretzeling themselves trying to spin this
as anything other than a disastrous climbdown. But there’s just no way
to sugarcoat the popping of champagne corks in Beijing today as Trump’s 145% tariffs are collapsed to 30% for at least 90 days.
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