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US, China resume trade talks with a chill in the air

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will meet US President Donald Trump this week in Washington. [Photo: AFP]

Top US and Chinese trade officials return to the bargaining table on Wednesday, with extra tension in the atmosphere amid Washington's sweeping prosecution of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei.

The world's two largest economies are battling for nothing less than future dominance in critical high-tech industries, according to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, the lead US negotiator.

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