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As the smoke cleared from President Trump’s tariff-induced global economic explosion, one clear target emerged – China.
It is the world’s second biggest economy, America’s largest trading partner and the country Mr Trump has long accused of unfair trade practices.
World leaders were “kissing his ass” dying to do a deal, Mr Trump told the National Republican Congressional Committee President’s Dinner, hours before the tariffs kicked in.
Is Trump already living in China’s world? comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

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Taipei | President Donald Trump’s administration exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its so-called reciprocal tariffs, representing a major reprieve for global technology manufacturers including Apple and Nvidia even if it proves a temporary one.
The exclusions, published late Friday (Saturday AEST) by US Customs and Border Protection, narrow the scope of the levies by excluding the products from Trump’s 125 per cent China tariff and his baseline 10 per cent global tariff on nearly all other countries.
Trump exempts smartphones from China tariffs in climbdown comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

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