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Huawei becomes flashpoint in China-US economic showdown

President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping are leading their countries in a tense fight over leadership of the global economy (Photo, AFP)

The US crackdown on Huawei has made the Chinese telecommunications giant the flashpoint in a monumental economic and technological showdown between the two superpowers that is testing allies of both.

One day after the US moved to block Huawei from the US market and banned the export of US technology and materials to the company, China warned Washington Thursday against further harming trade ties.

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