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2018 Review: US, China trade war persists

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping leave an event at the Great Hall. [Photo: Courtesy]

In March, US President Donald Trump struck a defiant tone saying trade wars were good and easy to win, after his plan to put tariffs on steel and aluminum imports triggered threats of retaliation from trading partners and a slide in stock markets.

China angered, warned the United States that it was "not afraid of a trade war" threatening tariffs on $3 billion worth of US goods in retaliation over President Donald Trump's moves against its imports.

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