Trump tweets put China trade talks in doubt

Global markets plunge after US president ramps up rhetoric ahead of Wednesday’s meeting

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Global markets tumbled yesterday after Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on all Chinese imports to 25%, putting crunch trade talks between the world’s two largest economies in doubt.

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