US, China Reach a Partial Trade Deal, Easing Tensions

US, China Reach a Partial Trade Deal, Easing Tensions
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He (L) hands over a letter of Chinese leader Xi Jinping to President Donald Trump at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Oct. 11, 2019 NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the United States reached a partial trade agreement “in principle” with China, on intellectual property, financial services, and agriculture.

As part of the agreement, Beijing agreed to purchase “up to $40 billion to $50 billion” in agricultural products from the United States. In return, Washington suspended the tariff hikes on Chinese goods scheduled for next week.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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