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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Trump and China resume trade talks amid U.S. manufacturing slowdown

    Senior U.S. and Chinese officials are meeting today to resume talks to end the ongoing trade war. It’s a pivotal moment for global trade, with huge implications for our domestic economy.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Oct 10, 2019 • 1 min read

    Senior U.S. and Chinese officials are meeting today to resume talks to end the ongoing trade war. It’s a pivotal moment for global trade, with huge implications for our domestic economy. President Trump is scheduled to conclude the talks on Friday by meeting with the head of China’s negotiating team.

    Big day of negotiations with China. They want to make a deal, but do I? I meet with the Vice Premier tomorrow at The White House. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)

    October 10, 2019

    Meanwhile, economists say U.S. manufacturing might be entering a recession.

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    1 of 5
    Scheduled blackouts in California spark outrage
    1. 0:00Trump and China resume trade talks amid U.S. manufacturing slowdownYou’re reading this
    2. 7:21PG&E’s scheduled blackouts generate heavy criticism
    3. 14:52Drug addiction treatment in the US: unregulated, expensive, no guarantees
    4. 27:30Naughty, funny, surprising: notes between Supreme Court justices
    5. 40:59Fake YouTube boyfriends lull you to sleep with ASMR
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