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3/18/20

China - US Relations: US-China trade truce at risk as virus hits global economy

A hard-won trade war truce between the US and China is at risk as the coronavirus pandemic rocks the global economy, making it tough for Beijing to fulfil its commitments.

The United States also faces huge disruptions from the deadly virus while a diplomatic spat between Beijing and Washington threatens to derail the phase-one deal that came after more than a year of escalating tensions between the world's two biggest economies.

Concerns are mounting that the conditions of t deal cannot be met as the world economy is threatened by governments taking drastic measures to contain the outbreak, including quarantines, travel bans and closures of public spaces.

"It also is not helping that President Trump recently has been calling the coronavirus the China Virus at his press meetings" 

Read more at: US-China trade truce at risk as virus hits global economy - CNA

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