China can play hardball at looming trade talks with US: analysts
Friday, 9 May 2025 () Beijing (AFP) May 9, 2025
A formidable set of cards that includes granting access to its vast market and an ability to withstand economic pain will allow Beijing to play hardball in upcoming trade talks with the United States in Geneva, analysts say. Trade between the world's two largest economies has nearly skidded to a halt since US President Donald Trump slapped China with various rounds of levies that began as re
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Friday, 9 May 2025 ()
Beijing (AFP) May 9, 2025
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