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The US-China Summit's Trade Hangover

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Episode The US-China Summit's Trade Hangover

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Trade was one of the most contentious issues heading into the Beijing summit between Presidents Trump and Xi. But while the summit generated “good vibes” between the two, it ended with few clear directives, especially regarding trade and tariffs.

On today’s Big Take podcast, Brendan Murray, who leads Bloomberg’s trade coverage, sits down with host Sarah Holder to discuss the trade takeaways from last week’s Beijing summit. Can China’s constructive strategic stability plan, or a proposed US-China trade council, calm the waters? And where does the relationship stand with the prospect of more deals—and new tariffs—on the horizon?

Read more: Trump-Xi ‘Placeholder’ Summit Leaves Room for Tensions to Reignite

Hosted by Sarah Holder; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Brendan Murray; Edited by Jeffrey Grocott.

Fact-checking by Rachael Lewis-Krisky and Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.

Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

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