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Trump says deal with Xi 'extremely hard' as steel tariffs double

Workers are seen next to a truck transporting a container at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port near Shanghai in China's eastern Zhejiang Province on June 3, 2025. [AFP]

Donald Trump said Wednesday it was "extremely hard" to reach a deal with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, as the EU claimed momentum in its own trade talks with Washington even as the US president doubled global metal tariffs.

Trump's latest trade moves came as OECD ministers gathered in Paris to discuss the outlook for the world economy in light of a US hardball approach that has rattled world markets.

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