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Over the weekend, top negotiators from the U.S. and China met for the first time since President Trump rapidly escalated a trade war between the world’s two economic superpowers.Keith Bradsher, the Beijing bureau chief for The New York Times, discusses the pressures facing China, as it came to the negotiating table.Guest: Keith Bradsher, the Beijing bureau chief for The New York TimesBackground reading: 

• The U.S. said ‘substantial progress’ had been made in trade talks with China.

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