Economics
China Plays Down Latest Trump Tariffs With Path to Talks Unclear
- China retaliates with higher tariffs rolled out in stages
- Business groups are calling for a truce between the two sides
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China shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest escalation of the tariff war, with state media signaling the government is ready to weather the economic turbulence as no progress to resolve the standoff is in sight.