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US, China Sign ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal, Calming Trade Tensions

US, China Sign ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal, Calming Trade Tensions
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He (L) and President Donald Trump during the signing of phase one of a trade deal, surrounded by officials, in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 15, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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WASHINGTON—The United States and China signed a much anticipated “phase one” trade deal on Jan. 15, making an important breakthrough in the nearly 2-year-old trade war.

President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed the accord at a White House ceremony.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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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