Trump and China declare 90-day truce on new tariffs to allow for trade negotiations

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• President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have reached a 90-day ceasefire agreement on new economic tariffs.
• Trump agreed not to raise US tariffs on Chinese imports as scheduled on January 1.
• Trump will impose the tariffs if the two countries do not reach an agreement within 90 days, according to the White House.
• China also agreed to label fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of American drug deaths annually, as a controlled substance.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The United States and China reached a 90-day ceasefire in a trade dispute that has rattled financial markets and threatened world economic growth. The breakthrough came after a dinner meeting Saturday between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires.

Trump agreed to hold off on plans to raise tariffs Jan. 1 on $200 billion in Chinese goods. The Chinese agreed to buy a "not yet agreed upon, but very substantial amount of agricultural, energy, industrial" and other products from the United States to reduce America's huge trade deficit with China, the White House said.

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