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China tariffs, Canada and Mexico pause, Netanyahu-Trump and DOGE v. USAID

2025/2/4
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China retaliated against new US tariffs with its own levies on US imports, creating a tense situation between the two economic giants. A temporary pause on tariffs with Canada and Mexico offers some relief, but underlying trade tensions persist.
  • China imposed tariffs on US coal, LNG, crude oil, farm equipment, and autos.
  • The US imposed additional 10% tariffs on all Chinese imports.
  • Trump sought stronger border security commitments from Mexico and Canada.

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China has slapped tariffs on some U.S. imports in response to new U.S. duties on Chinese goods, raising the stakes in a showdown between the world's top two economies even as President Donald Trump offered reprieves to Mexico and Canada. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet for pivotal talks on the Middle East agenda. And the Trump administration said it would lock USAID workers out of their DC headquarters for a second day as it moves to shutter the agency completely.  Plus, an indigenous community in Brazil welcomes its first movie theatre.

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