Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Can the US and China bridge their divisions? Top trade officials from the US and China are meeting in Washington as a deadline to strike a deal approaches. This is the second round of talks since Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in Argentina …
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