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May 18, 2018

China Denies Trump Admin Claims of $200 Billion Trade Deal
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The Trump administration said Thursday that Chinese trade negotiators
have offered to spend as much as $200 billion a year to purchase
additional U.S. goods, in a bid to prevent President Trump from imposing
sanctions on Chinese products. But China's foreign ministry denies the
claim, saying talks aimed at avoiding a trade war with the U.S. are
still ongoing. Trump said Thursday he doubts the trade negotiations with
China will succeed.